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Symphony No. 23 (Mozart)

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The Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181/162b, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dated as complete on May 19, 1773.[1] It is sometimes called "Overture", even though the autograph score bears the title "Sinfonia".[2] The symphony is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns in D, 2 trumpets in D, and strings.

\relative c''' { \tempo "Allegro spiritoso" \key d \major d2:16\f d4 r | d2:16 d4 r | d,,8 e16 fis g a b cis d e fis gis a b cis d | cis4 <a a,> q }

Mozart wrote the symphony as a single uninterrupted movement consisting of 3 distinct tempi:

  1. Allegro spiritoso, 4
    4
  2. Andantino grazioso, 3
    8     in G major
  3. Presto assai, 2
    4

References

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  1. ^ Mozart 2005, p. XIII.
  2. ^ Mozart 2005, p. XI.

Sources

  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien. Vol. III. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. ISMN 9790006204663.
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