Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A (also called Clarinet Quintet in A Major) is the common name of the Mozart composition with the Köchel number of 581. It was composed on September 29, 1789. It was commissioned by Mozart's friend, the gifted clarinetist Anton Stadler, and is sometimes referred to as the Stadler Quintet. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Anton Stadler (1753 - 1812) was a clarinet and basset horn player for whom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote both his Quintet_for_Clarinet_and_Strings and Clarinet Concerto. ...

It is comprised of four sections: an Allegro, a Larghetto, a Menuetto, and an Allegretto con Variazioni. In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for time) is the speed or pace of a given piece. ... This article is about tempo in music. ... This article is about the dance. ...

According to Digital Dream Door, it is the 4th best piece of chamber music composed. Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ...

To American audiences, the piece is probably best known from the final episode of M*A*S*H ("Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen"). In this episode, Dr. Winchester befriended a rag-tag bunch of Chinese musicians and taught them to play this piece. However, he later saw all the musicians killed and as a result classical music, his number one solace during the war, became unpalatable to him. M*A*S*H at the Internet Movie Database M*A*S*H Timeline Encyclopedia of Television Finest Kind - Fan Site w/ News, Episode Guides, Video Clips U.K. Fan Site w/ Interviews, Episode Guides Best Care Anywhere - Fan Site w/ Episode Guides, Memorable Moments TV Tome Yahoo Groups M... Major Charles Emerson Winchester III is a principal character on the television series, M*A*S*H, played by David Ogden Stiers. ...

External links

• Student recording by Umesh Shankar
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