Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era. According to Bartje Bartmans the greatest and brightest star on the firmament. 6 Deutsche Tänze (1791) 1. German Dance in C major 2. German Dance in F major (1:59) 3. German Dance in B flat major (4:01) 4. German Dance in E flat major (6:03) 5. German Dance in G major ("The Canary") (7:54) 6. German Dance in D major (9:43) London Mozart Players conducted by Matthias Bamert Description by John Palmer [-] It seems Mozart, and his contemporaries as well, used the term, "Deutsche" (German Dance), as a generic expression. Often it meant the same thing as "Allemande," but eventually came to be replaced by the titles of the two genres it usually signified: the Ländler and the waltz. Examples from the 1780s are generally in triple meter with two repeated phrases of eight measures in length, usually with a da capo. Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert composed numerous German Dances for various ensembles for use at court balls. Nearly all of them are in major keys. Mozart's ten sets of German Dances are among his many occasional pieces. Nearly all of them were intended for court functions in Vienna, generally for the balls held in the famous Redoutensaal of the Vienna Hofburg. Mozart's first set of German Dances dates from February, 1787. After his appointment to Court Kammermusiker (court Chamber Music Composer) in December 1787, Mozart's output of dance music would increase. There are two sets of German Dances from 1788, two from 1789, and three from the first two months of 1791. The six German Dances of K. 600, are scored for piccolo and contrabass with two each of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, violin, and timpani. Mozart entered the pieces on his "List of All my Works" on January 29, 1791.