Zum Schluss der Loge" "Lasst uns mit geschlungnen Händen“ Song for voice, male voice choir and clavier

Mozart composed a considerable number of works for ceremonies of the Freemasons after he had become a member of the lodge “Zur Wohltätigkeit” in Vienna on 14 December 1784. Among them are several songs with keyboard accompaniment. These can be considered as a separate genre, situated between solo songs and part songs, since the final lines of the singer are repeated by a three-part choir. In addition, Mozart composed several cantatas for festive occasions of the Freemasons. A special case is the purely instrumental Maurerische Trauermusik, KV 477, which was composed in November 1785 and performed at memorial ceremonies for two lodge brothers.