The Serenade No. 4 in D major, K. 203/189b was written in August 1774 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for ceremonies at the University of Salzburg.Zaslaw, Neal, The Compleat Mozart: a Guide to the Musical Works, pp. 233–234 (New York, 1990) It is nicknamed Colloredo after Mozart's patron, Count Hieronymus von Colloredo. The work is very similar to the serenade K. 204 composed for Salzburg the following summer.
Structure The serenade is scored for two oboes (doubling flutes), bassoon, two horns, two trumpets and strings.
There are eight movements:
The March in D, K. 237/189c, was used as an introduction or exit for this work.
The second, third and fourth movements all feature the solo violin prominently, forming a three-movement violin concerto within the serenade. This is similar to the K. 204 serenade from the following year. These movements are set apart from the rest of the serenade by their choice of keys (B major, F major, B major).
The trio of the second minuet features an independent solo bassoon part.
Like most of his orchestral serenades, a symphony was arranged from a subset of the serenade's movements. The "Serenade Symphony" for this work consists of movements one, six, seven and eight.Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (Volume 2). Indiana University Press (), pp. 340–341 (2002).
Music from this composition, and from "Il mio tesoro", is used in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949).
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External links
"Work details, sound files", Köchel-Verzeichnis, International Mozarteum Foundation , Collegium Aureum, conducted by