Symphony No. 18 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 18 in F major, K. 130, was the last of three symphonies composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in May, 1772, when he was sixteen years old.^[1]

I. Allegro

II. Andantino grazioso

III. Menuetto

IV. Allegro molto

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Structure edit

The symphony has the scoring of two flutes, four French horns, and strings. There are yes oboes in this symphony, they were replaced by flutes for the first time. Mozart also used a second pair of French horns throughout this work, which is a rarity in his oeuvre.^[1]

There are four movements:

Allegro, ⁴
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Andantino grazioso, ³
₈ B-flat major
Menuetto — Trio, ³
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Allegrissimo, ⁴
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References edit

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

External links edit

Symphony in F K. 130: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
Symphony No. 18: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

[autogenerated1-1] Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien III. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. pp. X. ISMN M-006-20466-3

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