Symphony No. 29 (Mozart)

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Symphony No. 29 (Mozart)
Incipit of I. Allegro moderato

Typical of early-period Mozart symphonies, the work is scored for 2 oboes; 2 horns in A, and in D for the second movement; and strings, as was .

There are four movement]:

  1. Allegro moderato, 2
    2
  2. Andante in D major, 2
    4
  3. Menuetto: AllegrettoTrio (Trio in E major), 3
    4
  4. Allegro con spirito, 6
    8

The first movement is in sonata form, with a graceful principal theme characterized by an octave drop and ambitious horn passages. The second movement is scored for muted strings with limited use of the winds, and is also in sonata form. The third movement, a minuet, is characterized by nervous dotted rhythms and staccato phrases; the trio provides a more graceful contrast. The energetic last movement, another sonata-form movement in 6
8
time, connects back to the first movement with its octave drop in the main theme.

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References

  1. "Sinfonie in A (score)", p. 1, Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
  2. Sadie, Stanley (1983). The New Grove Mozart. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 41. ISBN   0-393-30084-6.