Authorship Note Mozart's authorship of all eight variations is now in doubt. See the miscellaneous comments below. |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | theme, 8 variations (only first two by Mozart?) |
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Composition Year | 1784 (June) in Vienna |
Genre Categories | Variations; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player |
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Work Title | 8 Variations on "Come un agnello" |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | K.460 ; K⁶.454a |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IWM 605 |
Key | A major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | theme, 8 variations (only first two by Mozart?) |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1784 (June) in Vienna |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | piano |
External Links | NMA score NMA report (German) NMA score NMA report (German) |
Extra Locations | Also in collection Variations pour le Piano |
Extra Information | Based on an aria from the opera Fra i due litiganti il terzo gode by Sarti. |
Mozart's authorship of this work, especially the third to eighth variations, is uncertain Mozartforum (unsigned comment from P.Davydov, 25 Dec 2010)