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Symphony No. 17 (Mozart)

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Mozart
Symphony No. 17 (Mozart) 1. 00′ 00″ Allegro
2. 04′ 50″ Andante
3. 10′ 10″ Allegro
Performed by the Tsumugi Orchestra conducted by Takashi Inoue (2013)
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Symphony No. 17 in G major, K. 129, is the second of three symphonies completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in May 1772, when he was 16 years old, but some of its sections may have been written earlier.

Structure

Mozart wrote the symphony in three movements and is scored for two oboes, two horns, and strings.


\relative c' {
  \override Score.NonMusicalPaperColumn #'line-break-permission = ##f
  \tempo "Allegro"
  \key g \major
  <g d' b' g'>2.\f b'8.\trill( a32 b) |
  c4 b16( c8.) d16( c8.) b16( c8.) |
  cis16( d8.) d4 r d8.\trill( c32 d) |
  e8 r c' r fis, r a r |
}
  1. Allegro,
    4
  2. Andante,
    4 C major
  3. Allegro,
    8

The first movement is notable for its use of the Mannheim crescendo, while the second movement features a solo violin.

References

  1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien III. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. p. X. ISMN M-006-20466-3

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Symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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  • Symphonies of doubtful authenticity.
  • No. 2 now attributed to Leopold Mozart.
  • No. 3 now attributed to Carl Friedrich Abel (although Mozart changed the instrumentation).
  • Symphonies generally agreed to be spurious today, but included in either the old or new complete editions.
  • No. 37 now attributed to Michael Haydn, except for the slow introduction which Mozart added.
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