Goethe wrote the poem in 1773 or early 1774. It was first published[citation needed] in March 1775 in his first Singspiel Erwin und Elmire which was first set to music in 1775 by the German composer Johann André (a revival in 1776 used music by Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and by Carl David Stegmann, and another 1785 had music by Ernst Wilhelm Wolf and Karl Christian Agthe).
| Librettist | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) |
| Date of composition | 1785 (June 8) |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Tonality | G Major |
| Catalogue | KV 476 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice
Piano |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Das Veilchen en sol majeur, KV 476 "The Violet" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Das Veilchen in sol maggiore, KV 476 "The Violet" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Das Veilchen G-dur, KV 476 "The Violet" |