Serenade Gran Partita

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The B-flat major wind serenade, "Gran Partita," (K. 361), is the largest of Mozart's wind serenades, both in terms of its expanded instrumentation and its length. It was written shortly after Mozart's relocation to Vienna, following a period of frustration at the Salzburg court. The "Gran Partita" was among Mozart's favorite compositions, apparently, it served as his choice for his own wedding, performed at the conclusion of the nuptial banquet. The name of this serenade, incidentally, is found in one of two extant autograph scores but the title is not in Mozart's handwriting.

first movement

3rd movement