3-528: The Maurerische Trauermusik ( Masonic Funeral Music ) in C minor , K. 477 (K. 479a), is an orchestral work composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1785 in his capacity as a member of the Freemasons . The autograph manuscript of the work is preserved in the Berlin State Library . Mozart's own entry into his catalogue under the heading "July 1785" may be an error; he most likely forgot to enter
6-542: A new arrangement by Giulio Castronovo, created to match the orchestration of Mozart's Requiem in D minor , K. 626, (2 basset horns in F, 2 bassoons , 2 trumpets in D, 3 trombones , timpani and strings ), was premiered in the Schlosskirche Bayreuth [ de ] by the baroque orchestra La Banda conducted by Sebastian Ruf as an introduction to a performance of the Requiem. C minor C minor
9-676: A new heading for November. It was performed during a Masonic funeral service held on 17 November 1785 in memory of two of Mozart's Masonic brethren, Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Count Franz Esterházy von Galántha , members of the Viennese aristocracy. The work uses the Gregorian chant psalm-tone, tonus peregrinus . The work is scored for 2 oboes , 1 clarinet , 3 basset horns , 1 contrabassoon , 2 horns and strings . The basset horn parts were written for fellow Freemasons Anton David and Vincent Springer. On 20 November 2021
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