Symphony No. 8 (Mozart)
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The Symphony No. 8 in D major, (K. 48), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is dated December 13, 1768.[citation needed]
It was written in Vienna, at a time when the family were already due to have returned home to Salzburg. It is likely that Leopold delayed their departure in a last-minute failed attempt to secure a wage-earning position for his son.[citation needed]
The symphony is in four movements, and includes (unusually for an early symphony) trumpets and tympani.
The first movement begins with downward leaps on the violins and follows with scale figures. These sets of figures alternate between strings and winds.
The second movement is for strings alone and begins with a narrow melodic range which expands toward the end.
The third movement is a Minuet full of rapid string passages, and includes the trumpets and drums, but not during the Trio.
The final movement is a jig, whose main theme's end (unusually) does not end the movement.
[edit] External links
- Symphony in D K. 48: Score and critical report (German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
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