Symphony No. 17 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 17 in G major, K. 129, is the second of three symphonies completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in May 1772, when he was 16 years old, but some of its sections may have been written earlier.^[1]

1. 00′ 00″ Allegro
2. 04′ 50″ Andante
3. 10′ 10″ Allegro
Performed by the Tsumugi Orchestra conducted by Takashi Inoue (2013)

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Structure

Mozart wrote the symphony in three movements and is scored for two oboes, two horns, and strings.

Allegro, ⁴
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Andante, ²
₄ C major
Allegro, ³
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The first movement is notable for its use of the Mannheim crescendo, while the second movement features a solo violin.

References

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

External links

Symphony in G K. 129: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
Symphony No. 17: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

[autogenerated1-1] Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien III. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. p. X. ISMN M-006-20466-3

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