One of these pieces scored for the unusual ensemble of twelve winds and a string bass is nicknamed “Gran Partita.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this type of light evening multi-movement composition, many of which were written for strings only. An ascending G major Mannheim rocket begins Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, one piece in this genre.
ANSWER: serenade [accept serenade for strings]
[10e] Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and the Gran Partita were serenades written by this prodigious composer from Salzburg.
ANSWER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
[10h] The rondo movement from another Mozart serenade named for this family is often excerpted as a virtuosic piece for violin. Mozart also wrote his 35th symphony in D major on commission for this Salzburg family.
ANSWER: Haffner [accept Haffner Serenade or Haffner Symphony]
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