What might have occasioned Mozart to rework his original Serenade for sextet into a version for octet (with two oboes) only a few months after he had completed it? Was there an “external” cause? Once Joseph II had founded an “imperial wind ensemble” in April 1782, octet music was in great demand. The ensemble with two oboes, two clarinets, two horns and two bassoons had to play on all manner of occasions. As we can gather from one of Mozart’s letters, he therefore conjured up a “Night Musique” within a very short period of time. It is very probable that it was this arrangement.

Publisher

G. Henle Verlag

Composer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Instrument

Oboe|Clarinet|Bassoon

Format

Study Score

Binding

Paperback

Pages

67

ISBN

9790201897967

Stock code

HN9796

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