Complete Serenades in Full Score, Series I

SomeofMozart'smostenduringandpopularmusicwasoriginallycomposedforrelativelyminoroccasions—gardenparties，weddings，birthdays，homeconcertsforhisfriends，andthelike.Amongthesecompositionswerethemulti-movementinstrumentalpieceshecalled"serenades."Writteninthe1770sand1780s，theyincludesuchfavoritecompositionsasEinekleineNachtmusik，theSerenataNotturna，AMusicalJoke，the"Haffner"Serenade，andthe"Posthorn"Serenade.Thistwo-volumesetcontainsallofMozart'snotturnasaswellasthecompleteserenades.SeriesIincludes：SerenadeinDMajor，K.185/167a(strings&winds);SerenadeinDMajor，K.204/213a(strings&winds);SerenataNotturna，K.239(strings&timpani);"HaffnerSerenade，K.250/248b(strings&winds);SerenadeinCMinor，K.388/384a(8winds);andAMusicalJoke(EinmusikalischerSpass)，K.255(strings&horns).
ReprintedfromtheauthoritativeBreitkopf&Härteledition，theseeffervescentworksarenowreadilyavailableinthesetwosturdy，attractive，inexpensivevolumes，invitingmusiciansandmusicloverstosavorandstudytheircharacteristicMozarteanclarity，invention，andcharm.