A Musical Joke

Summary

A Musical Joke is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A Musical Joke's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• A Musical Joke's composer is recorded as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart^[4].
• A Musical Joke's catalog code is recorded as 522^[5].
• June 14, 1787 marks the founding of A Musical Joke^[6].
• A Musical Joke was released on January 1, 1787^[7].
• A Musical Joke's tonality is recorded as F major^[8].
• A Musical Joke's instrumentation is recorded as horn^[9].
• A Musical Joke's instrumentation is recorded as string orchestra^[10].
• A Musical Joke's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ein musikalischer Spass'}^[11].
• A Musical Joke's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+4'}^[12].
• A Musical Joke's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[13].
• A Musical Joke's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[14].
• A Musical Joke's form of creative work is recorded as divertimento^[15].

Product Details

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• Genre(s): classical^[16]

• Community tags: chamber music, classical^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: fad85eeb-c05a-4a89-8922-f3f964248145^[18]

Body

Publication

A Musical Joke was published on January 1, 1787^[7].

Why It Matters

A Musical Joke ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]