may take the well-known 'Haffner' Serenade of 1776, in D
major (K.250), as a
typical
example.
It is
elegant
music and fills the moulds of sonata, rondo, minuet and so forth
always admirably; but, although gracious and euphonious,
it has little character, and the
familiar rondo with the solo violin part [the fourth movement], which is excessively long,
has about as much meaning
as a kitten
chasing
its tail
- a
fascinating thing
to watch, when
all is said. The one movement of
outstanding
interest is the minuet in G minor, which,
major trio and all, distinctly foreshadows that of the great symphony
in the same
key.3