Mozart: Nine Canons for Violin Quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

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K. 232
Mozart’s Canon for 4 Voices in G major, K. 232 (also listed as K. 509a), commonly known by its German text incipit as Lieber Freistädtler, lieber Gaulimauli, is a short, lively canon composed in Vienna in 1787. It is scored for four unaccompanied voices and was originally intended as a humorous, social piece for Mozart’s circle of friends rather than for formal concert performance.

K. 553
Mozart’s "Alleluia" canon remains significant today because it blends timeless liturgical tradition with the composer’s musical genius, offering a piece that is both spiritually meaningful and musically enduring.

K. 554
Mozart’s K. 554 (Canon for 4 Voices in F major) stands out among his sacred works for several reasons, though it is not as monumental or complex as some of his larger sacred compositions. K. 554 stands out for its simplicity, devotional tone, and elegant contrapuntal writing, offering a distinct contrast to the grandeur and complexity of Mozart’s more famous sacred compositions.

K. 555
Mozart’s K. 555, Lacrimoso son’io, stands out among his canons for several reasons, rooted in its musical and textual qualities as well as its social and artistic context. K. 555 stands out as a work of refined emotional expression and contrapuntal sophistication within Mozart’s canon output, distinguishing it from his more numerous light-hearted or technically simpler canons.

K. 556
Mozart’s K. 556 is a four-voice canon in G major, composed in 1788, and belongs to a group of canons written primarily for social gatherings or amusement in Vienna. In style, K. 556 is representative of Mozart’s lighter, more playful canons, often featuring straightforward musical structures and occasionally bawdy or humorous texts—though the text of K. 556 itself is not among the most risqué.

K. 557
Mozart’s Canon for 4 Voices in F minor, K. 557 (also known as Nascoso è il mio sol) is a vocal canon composed in Vienna in 1788. The work is written for four unaccompanied voices and is set to an Italian text. The title Nascoso è il mio sol translates as "Hidden is my sun," reflecting the lyrical content.

K. 558
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Canon for 4 Voices in B-flat major, K. 558, also known by its German title "Gehn wir im Prater, gehn wir in d'Hetz" (sometimes translated as "Let’s go to the Prater, let’s go to the races"), is a short canon composed in Vienna and dated September 2, 1788. The piece is written for four unaccompanied voices and is part of a series of humorous, sometimes bawdy canons that Mozart wrote for recreational use among friends.

K. 560
Mozart’s K. 560 refers to a comic canon for four voices, most often titled O du eselhafter Martin (sometimes also O du eselhafter Peierl or O du eselhafter Jakob, depending on the version and the name substituted in the lyrics). The work is a playful, satirical piece, originally composed in F major, and is part of a set of canons Mozart wrote for friends and social gatherings.

K. 561
Mozart's K. 561 refers to the four-voice a cappella canon titled Bona nox! bist a rechta Ox (sometimes spelled "Ochs" in German). This work was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788 and is part of a set of ten canons he cataloged during that period.