Violin Concerto No. 2 (Mozart)
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Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major
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211 was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1775. The concerto has the usual fast-slow-fast structure. The movements
of the work have the tempo headings:
The concerto lasts around 20 minutes.
D major
D major is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature consists of two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor....
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Köchel-Verzeichnis
The Köchel-Verzeichnis is a complete, chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart which was originally created by Ludwig von Köchel. It is abbreviated K or KV. For example, Mozart's Requiem in D minor was, according to Köchel's counting, the 626th piece Mozart composed....
211 was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
in 1775. The concerto has the usual fast-slow-fast structure. The movements
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
of the work have the tempo headings:
- Allegro moderato
- Andante
- Rondeau, Allegro
The concerto lasts around 20 minutes.