Talk:Eine kleine Nachtmusik

message: "The musical introduction at the beginning of the game Super Mario Bros. is this first movement."... If you don't mind me asking... what!? As far as I can tell the Mario theme tune and this are fairly dissimilair... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.145.117 (talk • contribs) 
I, username222, feel the same way.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.30.145.254 (talk • contribs) 
:Obviously this comment was written a long time ago, and there's no trivia/popular culture/whatever section any more...but the answer is, it's in fact Mario Bros. that uses the introduction of the piece. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 15:14, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Mario?

message: In the paragraph titled "first movement", where does the second theme start?? Identify so in the following note list:
G-D-G-D-G-D-G-B-D
C-A-C-A-C-A-F#-A-D
G-G-B-A-G-G-F#-F#-A-C-F#
A-G-G-B-A-G-G-F#-F#-A-C-F#
G-G-G-F#-E-F#-G-G-B-A-G-A-B-B-D-C-B-C-D
D-E-D-C-C-C-B-B
B-A-A-G-F#-E-F#-G-A-B
D-E-D-C-C-C-C-B-B-B
B-A-A-A-G-F#-E-F#-G 
(I believe it starts just after the note list ends; am I correct??) Georgia guy 22:50, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a really old follow-up, but here goes anyways.  The "second theme" is in the dominant (D major) and piano.  It starts on measure 28 and goes: A--G-F#-E-D, B, G, E, A.  F#--E-D-C#-B, G, F#, E.  DavidRF 16:51, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Second theme

message: I've stumbled across a page that has a midi file to the full tune and I got something that can be divided into 4 parts:
# The first part has the notes further up this talk page in the key of G, and then stays in G only a little while longer and then modulates into D for a long time with a hard-to-remember set.
# The second part is identical to the first throughout.
# The first 9 notes of the third part are the same as the first 9 notes of the first part only transposed into the key of D. The next 9 notes of the third part are the same as the next 9 notes of the first part only transposed into the key of E. The rest of the third part is hard to memorize.
# The fourth part is the same as the first part until a few measures after the modulation starts. After that, it is the same as the first part only going back into the key of G and finally gets a nice ending for a song in the key of G.
Any false info in the above?? Georgia guy 21:32, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you still wondering about that, or did you figure it out? Willi Gers07 (talk) 19:41, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  This tune is a mess! 

message: Aah, this was the one tune that four Peter Griffins laugh to in a 'capella.  Which episode was that, though... --Geopgeop 07:37, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This article could use an "Eine Kleine popkultur" section... Chubbles 22:30, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family Guy 

message: Rex, summarized your re-insertion of the cite tag with "thats not where the cite tagg is about. Its about the claim that its better known by in German, which google tests do not prove".
I'll try to offer you the proof you desire:
First of all "Serenade for strings in G major" is hardly known in Germany, being the English translation of the German name "Serenade für Streicher in G-Dur". Thus the question is, is "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" is better known than "Serenade für Streicher in G-Dur" in Germany. Personally, I can only say, yes, before I'd have read this article I'd definitly known about "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", but not about "Serenade für Streicher in G-Dur". Still, this is no proof. Looking at the German Wikipedia, we can see that the Corresponding entry is also titled "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", and not "Serenade für Streicher in G-Dur". Looking at the naming conventions we can deduct that this is in fact, the better known term in Germany. But let's Google-test this theory. "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" counting only German pages: 86k hits. "Serenade für Streicher" 572 hits. Also, I offer this information site about Mozart's works, which also exclusively lists "Eine kleine Nachtmusik". I hope this convinces you and would appreciate a reply. Also I would be interested what caused you to challenge this piece of information with a fact tag. 84.145.199.254 01:35, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not about Germany, Germans or the German language, so that basically renders your piece of text above useless. This English article, on the English wikipedia article states that EKN is a better know term, which in the case of English is doubtfull, and likely unprovable. Hence I suggest you cut the weasel words.Rex 15:43, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, I have misunderstood, I thought you meant "better known in German (speaking areas)", but actually you meant "better known as 'eine kleine nachtmusik' than 'Serenade for strings in G major' in english." I'll dig around for some information, see if I can find some international mozart databases. Update: I did some preliminary searching, almost all sources base off the Köchel catalogue (good call there, BTW) and list them alternatively as "Serenade for strings" with "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" as subtitle as in Mozart's original script or simply "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" ommiting "Serenade for strings" entirely. This didn't help anything either way. I also checked out amazon, what was the prevalent name for the this particular work was, and there "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" was the main title of the CDs I found. Not really conclusive proof, but I feel it hints that "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" is better know (as why would the producers of the CDs not print "Serenade for strings" on them if that were the better known term) 84.145.221.62 16:44, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: FWIW, Arkivmusic lists it as Eine kleine Nachtmusik in their most listing of popular Mozart works, while calling it Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in their page for the work itself. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 17:25, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm... since it lists the "technical term" Serenade no 13 in G major only on the page for the work itself I'd say that "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" is the better known one (in the sense that more people will say "Ah, I know that one" to "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" than to "Serenade no 13 in G major") 84.145.221.62 18:03, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sadly that's not really important. Meanwhile I'm going to change 'better known as' to 'also known as', if the anonymous still wants to change it, (s)he can do so when she has sources (a poll or something like that) to back his/her statement up.Rex 20:29, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: While I still disagree I think it would be a pretty lame thing to fight over, so go ahead. As long as this won't lead to a move to "Serenade no 13 in G major" I see this as an acceptable compromise. 84.145.221.62 22:28, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding the fact tag 

message: This may be referring to l'Oiseau-lyre OLS 101 from about 1971, which was not exactly, I think, for string quartet, but was a recording for small chamber ensemble of KV498a/Anh. 136 as part of Eine kleine Nachtmusik (as its second movement). The performers were . This from a record in http://www.ohiolink.edu . (Or, of course, there may well be a recording of KV498a/Anh136 for string quartet, but the reference hasn't yet been provided. Note that the Philomusica of London's role, and the need for an organ, in the recording may have been limited to the other works in the recording, not Eine kleine Nachtmusik- namely, 
Serenata notturna, K. 239 -- Epistle sonata in F major, K. 244 -- Epistle sonata in G major, K. 274. The epistle sonatas, for example, certainly used an organ :) ) Schissel | Sound the Note! 09:42, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The sonata's minuet has been recorded in an arrangement for string quartet" 

message: Eine Kleine Nachmusik (K is c, ck) gilt als Mozart' s-bester Aufbau, das oben genannte ist das ursprüngliche deutsche Aussprache, es hat ein spezielles Gefühl, tiefen Symbolismus, Substanz, Ton! As simple as that! Das ist richting, sehr gut!  (talk) 00:31, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Original German Translation

message: The move as executed by DMacks was precisely not what was requested. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 07:10, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik was the original name for the article." and there was no strong consensus to use "k". "This is a side issue, when the naming proposal is whether to use the name by which speakers of both languages know the piece. Can we have that settled, and then argue over spelling?" I've moved it to lower-case "k" and will now leave it to the rest of you to spend your time on this. DMacks (talk) 07:15, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Just a side note: the correct German title has a lower-case "k". It doesn't make sense to capitalize it. Offliner (talk) 12:00, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The move was exactly what was requested before I changed the proposal.  The further move (K → k) was per the majority opinion, however. --Jubilee♫clipman 23:59, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Wrong move

message: The form of the last movement is usually analyzed as sonata rondo. For example, the Wikipedia article Sonata rondo form lists this movement as an example. I have therefore changed it from rondo form to sonata rondo form. 
RGB2 (talk) 06:18, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello RGB2, here is the trouble I have with saying the 4th movement of EKNM is in sonata rondo form:  the development section does indeed begin with the opening theme, which is one criterion for sonata rondo form.  However, the them is stated in a different key, B flat rather than the tonic of G.  The New Grove tells us that "a sonata rondo is differentiated from sonata form by the additional appearance of the first subject in the tonic key after the second subject and before the development" (my italics).  So my inclination is to take out the sonata rondo characterization, and also to remove the reference from the Sonata rondo form article.  Opus33 (talk) 15:18, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Fourth movement

message: What's the copyright in relation to 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
"Your video, Eine kleine Nachtmusik , may include content that is owned or administered by these entities:"
"Entity: Music Publishing Rights Collecting Society Content Type: Musical Composition" Viralmeme (talk) 13:40, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It is obviously public domain in United States (published before 1923) and in European Union (author died more than 70 years ago).  vvvt 13:56, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright 

message: I switched the form designation of the fourth movement from sonata rondo form to sonata form.  It's true that the opening notes appear again after the first double bar, but these notes are in E flat, not in the home key of G.  To qualify as a sonata rondo, a movement has to include a reappearance of the opening theme at the start of the development in the home key -- on this point see the New Grove, also our own article sonata rondo form.  Opus33 (talk) 00:28, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: 4th movement in sonata form, not in sonata rondo form

message: This song was used in the intro of the Ranma ½ 4th opening, "Zettai! Part 2"  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.151.49.43 (talk) 06:46, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ranma ½ 

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message: I found the episode of Little Einsteins, The Birthday Balloon. It has the Eine Kleine Nachtmusik on it. Apollo C. Quiboloy fans (talk) 01:37, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  On Disney's [[Little Einsteins]] 

message: Someone so kind to check and correct the awful english I used to expand the information? SO thankful :)Nolispy (talk) 19:11, 22 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Minuet and Trio