Mozart: 3 Deutsche Tänze (3 German Dances) K605 No.1 in D - wind quintet

3 Deutsche Tänze (3 German Dances) K605

Arranged standard wind quintet: Horn in D and Clarinet in A (Alt parts for Hn in F and Bb clt)

Mozart composed this set of three Teutsche (German Dances) in the early months of 1791.

The three dances of K. 605 are usually listed with the six dances of K. 600 and the four of K. 602 as Dreizehn deutsche Tänze (Thirteen German Dances). 

The pieces first appear on 12 February 1791 on Mozart's List of all my Works, and are the penultimate set of German Dances that Mozart would compose before his death on 5 December 1791.

This is my arrangement of dance 1

Dance 1: The first dance begins with a series of repeating phrases that have a rich texture and are emphasised by the violins. Small, light fanfares can be heard throughout the piece being played by the trumpets. At the end of the dance the main theme from the beginning of the dance is repeated in a characterful ending. 

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The most well known of these 3 Dances is no 3 Schlittenfahrt (Sleigh Ride)

This dance may have been written independently of the others, as it is very different in style. Schlittenfahrt means "Sleigh Ride"; the use of sleigh bells in the piece clearly emphasises this.

Dance No.2 is also available.

It is available for wind quintet and wind dectet..