12 Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je maman', K.265/300e (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)

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For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Sargeant)

Publisher Info. Washington, DC: Fairy's Kiss Publishing, 2012
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For 4 Recorders (Kemp)

Publisher Info. David Kemp, 2021.
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Misc. Notes Transcribed for Recorders - 1 Soprano 1 Alto 1 Tenor 1 Bass
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Sheet Music

Scores

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1780-82).
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Misc. Notes Autograph lacks Var.8, Var.11 and the last five bars of Var.12.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Porro, n.d. Plate 79.
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Editor Series XXI editors (exact editor not specified) [more...]
Otto Goldschmidt (1829-1907)
Joseph Joachim (1831-1907)
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Ernst Rudorff (1840-1916)
Paul Waldersee (1831-1906)
Publisher. Info. Mozarts Werke, Serie XXI:
Variationen für das Pianoforte, No.6
(pp.2-9 (36-43))
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1878. Plate W.A.M. 265.
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Misc. Notes Originally scanned at 300dpi grayscale, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
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Editor Louis Köhler (1820-1886)
Adolf Ruthardt (1849-1934)
Publisher. Info. Variationen für Pianoforte solo (pp.24-30)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 6695.
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 600dpi, cleaned with 2-point algorithm, additional manual cleaning.
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Editor Louis Köhler (1820-1886)
Adolf Ruthardt (1849-1934)
Publisher. Info. Variationen für Pianoforte solo (pp.25-31)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 6695.
Reprinted Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. Plate 9301.
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Editor Kurt von Fischer (1913–2003)
Publisher. Info. Neue Mozart-Ausgabe, Serie IX, Werkgruppe 26,
Variationen für Klavier [NMA IX/26]
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1961. Plate BA 4525.
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Editor Jürgen Knuth
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Webber)
Arranger John Webber (b. 1949)
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For Strings (Choe)

5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Joshua Choe
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For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Sargeant)
Arranger Richard W. Sargeant Jr.
Publisher. Info. Washington, DC: Fairy's Kiss Publishing, 2012
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Arranger Jaap Wiebes
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Arranger Olga Cabalar
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Arranger Rick van Veldhuizen
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For 2 Guitars (Olson)
Arranger J. J. Olson (b. 1947)
Publisher. Info. Mutopia, 2018.
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Misc. Notes Published as Mutopia-2018/12/07-2236. Annotated extensively.
Subtitled "Thirteen Scherzi For Two Guitars".
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Arranger J. J. Olson (b. 1947)
Publisher. Info. Mutopia, 2018.
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Misc. Notes Published as Mutopia-2018/12/07-2238. Subtitled "One Scherzo For Two Guitars".
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Arranger M. Lee
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For Piano (Martin)
Arranger Timothy Nicholas Martin (b. 1954)
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Selections

For 4 Recorders (Kemp)
Arranger David Edward Kemp (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. David Edward Kemp, 2021.
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Misc. Notes 1 Soprano 1 Alto 1 Tenor 1 Bass
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Braille Scores

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Feduol (2024/1/10)

Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2020.
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line.
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General Information

Work Title 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je maman"
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 小星星变奏曲; 小星星變奏曲; きらきら星変奏曲; Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"; Doce variaciones sobre «Ah vous dirai-je; [9 more...]Dodici variazioni in do maggiore sulla canzone francese "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman" KV 265; Варіації на тему "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"; Douze variations en do majeur pour piano sur « Ah ! vous dirai-je, maman »; 작은별 변주곡; 12 biến tấu dựa trên "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"; ۱۲ واریاسیون روی تم ک. ۲۶۵; Zwölf Variationen in C-Dur über das Lied „Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman“; Dua Belas Variasi Lagu "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman"; Tolv variationer av Ah vous dirai-je, Maman
Name Aliases キラキラ星変奏曲; Doce variaciones sobre "Ah vous dirai-je; KV 300e; KV 265; Dodici variazioni per pianoforte su "Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman"; [4 more...]Le Faux Pas; La confidence naïve; Les amours de Silvandre; Twelve Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman, K 265
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175794269; LCCN: n82044799; BNF: 139150685
Composer Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. K.265 ; K⁶.300e
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IWM 604
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 13 sections
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1780–82?
First Publication. 1785
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article
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NMA report (German)
Extra Locations Also in collection Variations pour le Piano

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According to Wikipedia, at the time of the K6 catalog, it was assumed the work was composed around 1778 (explaining the "300e", consistent with other works ca.1778); a later analysis of the composer's manuscript by Wolfgang Plath revealed that it was probably composed around 1781-82.