Serenade for Strings

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  Serenade No. 9

  The Serenade for Orchestra No. 9 in D major K. 320, Posthorn, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, in 1779. The manuscript is dated 3 August 1779 and was intended for the university "finalmusik" ceremony that year. The serenade is scored for 2 flutes, flautino, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2...

• Serenades

  The two Serenades, Op. 11 and 16, represented two of the earliest efforts by Johannes Brahms to write orchestral music. They both date from the 1850s when Brahms was residing in Detmold. The first serenade was completed in 1857. At that time, Brahms was also working on his First Piano Concerto....

• Serenade No. 11

  The Serenade No. 11 for Winds in E-flat major K. 375, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on 15 October, 1781, for St Theresa's day. The original version of the serenade is scored for 2 clarinets, 2 horns, and 2 bassoons. Mozart later revised the score to add parts for two oboes. It has five...

• Serenade No. 6

  The Serenade for Orchestra No. 6 in D major K. 239, Serenata Notturna, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, in 1776. It has three movements: It is scored for The title, Serenata notturna has also been used by Robin Holloway for a work for four horns and orchestra (his opus 52, 1982).

• Serenade for Strings

  Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, premiered in 1880. It remains one of the late Romantic era's most definitive compositions. In his score, Tchaikovsky supposedly wrote, "The larger the string orchestra, the better will the composer's desires be fulfilled." Serenade for Strings...

• Serenade to Music

  The Serenade to Music is a setting by Ralph Vaughan Williams for 16 vocal soloists and orchestra. The composer drew the text from the discussion about music and the music of the spheres in Act V, scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. The serenade was later arranged by the...

• Serenade No. 12

  The Serenade No. 12 for Winds in C minor K. 388/384a, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1782 or 1783. The work is sometimes called "Nacht Musique". In 1787, Mozart transcribed the work for viola quintet. This transcription survives as String Quintet, K. 406/516b. The serenade is scored for...

• Serenade for Strings

  Josef Suk's Serenade for Strings in E♭ major, Op. 6 was composed in 1892. While Suk was studying under Antonín Dvořák at the Prague Conservatory, Dvořák noticed a melancholy strain in much of Suk's music, and recommended he write some lighter and more cheerful music. Based on Dvořák's suggestion,...

• Serenade No. 10 for winds

  The Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat major, K. 361/370a, is a serenade by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart scored for thirteen instruments (twelve winds and string bass). The piece was likely composed in 1781 or 1782 and is often known by the subtitle "Gran Partita", though the title is a misspelling and...

• Serenade for string orchestra, Op.20

  The Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20, is a piece for string orchestra in three short movements, by Edward Elgar. It was written in March 1892 and first performed in private in that year, by the Worcester Ladies' Orchestral Class, with the composer conducting. It received its first public...