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]

Mozart

Structure

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

\relative c' { \override Score.NonMusicalPaperColumn #'line-break-permission = ##f \tempo "Allegro" \key g \major <g d' b' g'>2.\f b'8.\trill( a32 b) | c4 b16( c8.) d16( c8.) b16( c8.) | cis16( d8.) d4 r d8.\trill( c32 d) | e8 r c' r fis, r a r | }
  1. Allegro, 4
    4
  2. Andante, 2
    4
  3. Allegro, 3
    8

The first movement is notable for its use of the Mannheim crescendo, while the second movement features a solo violin.

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