Symphony No. 1 (Schubert)

The Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82, was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813, when he was just 16 years old. Despite his youth, No. 1 is an impressive piece of orchestral music for both its time and size. The first movement opens with a stately Adagio introduction, reminiscent of the Haydn's 104 in its format. The short Adagio sets off a lively Allegro vivace.

The symphony is scored for 1 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in D, 2 trumpets in D, timpani and strings. The orchestration, which is balanced between strings and winds, lends itself to small chamber orchestras, as well as larger ensembles. The trumpets are scored particularly high, as in many of Schubert's early works. Trumpet players will find, in general, the tessitura sitting between a concert D to Concert A for most of the 1st and 4th movements. In the 4th movement, Schubert pushes them up to a high D, in a repeated fashion. Some careful planning is needed to balance the multiple doublings between horns and trumpets.

The standard four movement work runs about 26 minutes.

I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
II. Andante in G major
III. Menuetto. Allegro
IV. Allegro vivace

$\relative c' { \tempo "Adagio" \key d \major d2\ff-> \grace{ d16 [(e)] }fis8.. fis32 a8.. a32 | <d d,>4 a'8 r fis r d r | cis,2-> }$

External links

Symphony No.1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Symphonies by Franz Schubert

Completed symphonies	No. 1 in D major No. 2 in B-flat major No. 3 in D major No. 4 in C minor (Tragic) No. 5 in B-flat major No. 6 in C major (Little) No. 9 in C major (Great)

Incomplete/unfinished	D 2B in D major D 615 in D major D 708A in D major No. 7 in E major No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished) No. 10 in D major (Last)

Schubert's symphonies List of compositions by Franz Schubert by genre List of compositions by Franz Schubert

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