Premiere of Mozart's Haffner Serenade
- When
- 1776
- Where
- Salzburg, Austria
- Episodes
- 1
Mozart's Serenade in D major, K. 250 (248b), known as the Haffner Serenade, was first performed in Salzburg on 21 July 1776, the eve of the wedding of Marie Elisabeth Haffner. The work had been commissioned by Sigmund Haffner the Younger for the pre-wedding festivities of his sister and Franz Xaver Spaeth.
Episodes
Background and detail
Background. The Serenade for orchestra in D major, K. 250 (248b), popularly known as the Haffner Serenade, is a work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart named for the Haffner family. Sigmund Haffner the Younger, a friend and contemporary of Mozart, commissioned the serenade for the festivities preceding the wedding of his sister Marie Elisabeth Haffner to her intended, Franz Xaver Spaeth.
Premiere. The serenade was first played on 21 July 1776, on the eve of the wedding. The performance took place in Salzburg, Austria, as part of the celebrations arranged by the Haffner family before Marie Elisabeth Haffner married Franz Xaver Spaeth.
People involved
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · composer of the serenade
- Sigmund Haffner the Younger · commissioner of the serenade; Mozart's friend and contemporary
- Marie Elisabeth Haffner · bride whose wedding festivities the serenade accompanied
- Franz Xaver Spaeth · intended husband of Marie Elisabeth Haffner
Sources
- Serenade No. 7 (Mozart) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-25
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