Symphony No. 18 (Mozart)

Mozart in 1770
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]

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]

\new Staff << \new Voice \relative c'' { \tempo "Allegro" \key f \major \voiceOne f16(\p c8.) \repeat unfold 6 { c8-. } | \appoggiatura d16 c( bes8.) \repeat unfold 6 { bes8-. } | \appoggiatura c16 bes( a8.) \repeat unfold 6 { a8-. } | } \new Voice \relative c' { \voiceTwo r4 f a f | r4 g8. f16 e4 c | r4 f8. e16 d4 c | } >>

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