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.
Mozart wrote the symphony as a single uninterrupted movement consisting of 3 distinct tempi:
References
[edit]- ^ Mozart 2005, p. XIII.
- ^ Mozart 2005, p. XI.
Sources
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien. Vol. III. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. ISMN 9790006204663.
External links
[edit]- Sinfonie in D KV 181: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Symphony No. 23 (Mozart): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Symphony Nr. 23, K. 181, All About Mozart