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-g - 13 German kind. The bassoon concerto is a proof of the popularity of the wind concerts in the time. The Serenade (Notturno) for 4 orchestras, K.V. 286, was written in December 1776 in Salzburg for four times 2 violins, viola, bass and 2 horns, so four orchestras face each other. The serenade consists of an adante, an allegretto grazioso and a menuetto played by the trio - 2 violins, viola and bass - which was probably only composed by Mozart in Vienna. Köchel expresses the assumption that the serenades are actually unfinished and should be originally completed by a rondo. It is likely to represent a New Year's music for the year l777. The Serenade is based on a 3-fold echo effect. The first orchestra plays a melody, the second orchestra echoes with the second half of the melody played by the first orchestra. The third orchestra then gives an echo, which in turn is half shorter than that of the second orchestra, and the fourth orchestra remains only the last bars of this echo. Thus, the initial melody of the serenade gradually fades away, as if it had lost itself in the four directions. the 8 horns with a fanfare motif in each other. A proof of Mozart's humorous side. The two last works of the program, the "German Dances" and the "Small Night Music" originate from the third phase of Mozart ́s life. It is the time when Mozart of the Province - 6 -