Who composed Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218, in 1775 in Salzburg.
Questions about Violin Concerto No. 4 (Mozart)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When was Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 written?
Mozart wrote Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218, in 1775, while in Salzburg.
Where is the original manuscript of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 kept?
The autograph score of Violin Concerto No. 4 is preserved in the Biblioteka Jagiellońska in Kraków.
Who did Mozart write Violin Concerto No. 4 for?
Mozart appears to have originally written Violin Concerto No. 4 for himself to play. After leaving the Salzburg Court Orchestra, he revised it for his successor, Antonio Brunetti.
Why is the first movement of Violin Concerto No. 4 called the military concerto?
The first movement is nicknamed the 'military' Mozart Concerto because it opens with a march rhythm and a bugle-like gesture, marked Allegro.
What instruments are used in Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4?
The concerto is scored for solo violin, strings, two oboes and two horns in D. It follows a fast-slow-fast structure and lasts around twenty-three minutes.