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Music - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: WARNING: This Post Contains Classical Music



A Painting of Mozart by Johann Nepomuk della Croce


Ah, Classical Music, the most boring type of music; all instrumental, old, and most importantly... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...

WRONG!!!

Classical Music may be old, but it is definitely not boring. Also, some classical songs have vocal parts. Finally, while some pieces (may) make you fall asleep, other pieces are invigorating and exciting!

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (EKN), one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written, is just one of these. Composed by Wolfgang A. Mozart in 1787, it is comprised of  4 movements, or parts, although the first movement is the one that we all (hopefully) know so well (you can listen to a video of the first movement here).

Overview

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is German for “A Little Serenade”, but this is also sometimes translated to “A Little Night Music”. Although, the piece also goes by the name Serenade No. 13 in G Major K 525. The original manuscript created by Mozart was written for 2 violins, a viola, and a cello, with an optional double bass part, but today, it is mostly played by string orchestras.
 
EKN has four movements, Allegro, Romanze, Menuetto, and Rondo, but there is also a lost movement, as in his catalog, Mozart wrote that the piece had 5 movements (there are several theories as to what happened to this missing movement).

History

While it is not known why EKN was originally written, one theory is that it was written on commission. Mozart finished writing it on August 10, 1787, in Vienna, Austria. However, it was only first published around 1827, in Offenbach am Main, Germany, by Johann André, a music publisher and researcher of Mozart, who was sent the piece by Mozart's widow .

Today, it is one of the most famous and well-known pieces of classical music, and is one of Mozart’s most popular works.

 I highly recommend that you listen to this piece, even if you generally don’t like classical music, as it is a great introduction to the genre, and is more uplifting then other classical songs.


I hope that you have enjoyed this post. If you have any questions about Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, please comment below.
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