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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 11 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 11 in D major, K. 84/73q, was at one time considered unquestionably to be the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The symphony's status has, however, been challenged, and remains uncertain.

Music#

The work is scored for two oboes, two horns in D, and strings. The symphony is in three movements, lacking a minuet and trio. The first movement is also employed as the first movement of the Musik zu einer Pantomime: Pantalon und Colombine (Music to a Pantomime) in D major, K. 446/416d (1783, incomplete) in the completion and orchestration by Franz Beyer (recorded by Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for The Complete Mozart Edition). : \relative c \tempo “Allegro” \key d \major 4\f r8 d 4 r8 fis a4 r b8 r g r e r cis r g8-. b-. a,-. cis-. d4 r

Sources#

  • Dearling, Robert: The Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Symphonies Associated University Presses, London 1982
  • Kenyon, Nicholas: The Pegasus Pocket Guide to Mozart Pegasus Books, New York 2006
  • Zaslaw, Neal: Mozart’s Symphonies: Context, Performance Practice, Reception Oxford University Press, Oxford 1991
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart