Symphony No. 18 (Mozart)

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I. Allegro
II. Andantino grazioso
III. Menuetto
IV. Molto allegro
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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]

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Structure

The symphony is scored for two flutes, two horns in C and two horns in F for the first, third and fourth movements, in F and B-flat for the second, and strings. There are no oboes in this symphony; Mozart used flutes instead for the first time. Mozart also used a second pair of horns throughout this work, which is a rarity in his oeuvre. [1]

Symphony No. 18 (Mozart)

There are four movements:

  1. Allegro, 4
    4
  2. Andantino grazioso, 3
    8     in B-flat major
  3. Menuetto – Trio, 3
    4
  4. Molto allegro, 4
    4

References

  1. 1 2 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien III. Translated by J. Branford Robinson. Kassel: Bärenreiter. p. X. ISMN M-006-20466-3
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