Eine Kleine Nachtmusik K. 525 / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

The Serenade for strings no. 13 in G major, KV 525 is a piece of music from 1787, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The work is better known under the name Eine kleine Nachtmusik, i.e. A little serenade.

Eine kleine Nachtmusik is one of Mozart's most popular works. It is not known why or for whom Mozart composed this piece of music. He wrote the piece in 1787, when he was also working on his opera Don Giovanni. The work was not published until 1827, 36 years after Mozart's death in 1791.