Symphony No. 17 (Mozart)

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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. [1]

Contents

Structure

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

Symphony No. 17 (Mozart)
  1. Allegro, 4
    4
  2. Andante, 2
    4     C major
  3. Allegro, 3
    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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