The Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181/162b, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dated as complete on May 19, 1773. It is sometimes called "Overture", even though the autograph score bears the title "Sinfonia". The symphony is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns in D, 2 trumpets in D, and strings.
Mozart wrote the symphony as a single uninterrupted movement consisting of 3 distinct tempi:
- Allegro spiritoso, 4
4 - Andantino grazioso, 3
8 in G major - Presto assai, 2
4
References
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
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