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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