Symphony No. 6 (Schubert)

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The Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589, [1] is a symphony by Franz Schubert composed between October 1817 and February 1818. [2] Its first public performance was in Vienna in 1828. It is nicknamed the "Little C major" to distinguish it from his later Ninth Symphony, in the same key, which is known as the "Great C major".

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Instrumentation

The symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets (in C), two bassoons, two horns (in C), two trumpets (in C), timpani (in C and G) and strings.

Movements

There are four movements:

  1. Adagio, 3
    4
    Allegro, 2
    2
    (392 bars)
  2. Andante, 2
    4
    in F major (134 bars)
  3. Scherzo: Presto (170 bars); Trio: Piu lento (Trio in E major) (80 bars), 3
    4
  4. Allegro moderato, 2
    4
    (564 bars)
Symphony No. 6 (Schubert)
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A typical performance lasts around 32 minutes.

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References

  1. "Catalog of Works by Franz Schubert". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  2. Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (volume 2). Indiana University Press ( ISBN   025333487X), pp. 609–615 (2002).