A Musical Joke (in German: Ein musikalischer Spaß) K. 522, (Divertimento for two horns and string quartet) is a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; the composer entered it in his Verzeichnis aller meiner Werke (Catalogue of All My Works) on June 14, 1787. Commentators have opined that the piece's purpose is satirical – that "[its] harmonic and rhythmic gaffes serve to parody the work of incompetent composers" – though Mozart himself is not known to have revealed his actual intentions.
Date of composition | 1787 (June 14) |
First published | 1797 (by André as Op.93) |
Type | Divertimento |
Tonality | F Major |
Catalogue | KV 522 |
Instruments | Orchestra |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ein musikalischer Spaß en fa majeur, KV 522 "Ein musikalischer Spass ; A Musical Joke ; Divertimento ; Bauernsinfonie ; Dorfmusikantensextett" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ein musikalischer Spaß in fa maggiore, KV 522 "Ein musikalischer Spass ; A Musical Joke ; Divertimento ; Bauernsinfonie ; Dorfmusikantensextett" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ein musikalischer Spaß F-dur, KV 522 "Ein musikalischer Spass ; A Musical Joke ; Divertimento ; Bauernsinfonie ; Dorfmusikantensextett" |