Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 18 (Mozart)
Symphony No. 18 in F major, K. 130, was the third and last of three symphonies composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in May 1772, when he was sixteen years
Structure#
The symphony is scored for two flutes, four horns, and strings. The horns are tuned differently: two pairs each are in F and B for the second movement, while they are in C and F for the remainder of the symphony. There are no oboes in this symphony; Mozart used flutes instead for the first time. He also used a second pair of horns throughout this work, which is a rarity in his oeuvre. There are four movements: : \new Staff >
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart