Symphony No. 23 (Mozart)

The Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181/162b, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dated as complete on May 19, 1773.^[1] It is sometimes called "Overture", even though the autograph score bears the title "Sinfonia".^[2] The symphony is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns in D, 2 trumpets in D, and strings.

$\relative c''' { \tempo "Allegro spiritoso" \key d \major d2:16\f d4 r | d2:16 d4 r | d,,8 e16 fis g a b cis d e fis gis a b cis d | cis4 <a a,> q }$

Mozart wrote the symphony as a single uninterrupted movement consisting of 3 distinct tempi:

Allegro spiritoso, ⁴
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Andantino grazioso, ³
₈ in G major
Presto assai, ²
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References

^ Mozart 2005, p. XIII.
^ Mozart 2005, p. XI.

Sources

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien. Vol. III. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. ISMN 9790006204663.

External links

Sinfonie in D KV 181: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
Symphony No. 23 (Mozart): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Symphony Nr. 23, K. 181, All About Mozart

[FOOTNOTEMozart2005XIII-1] Mozart 2005, p. XIII.

[FOOTNOTEMozart2005XI-2] Mozart 2005, p. XI.

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