Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 7 (Mozart)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 7 in D major, K. 45, was completed in Vienna in January 1768 when he was twelve years old, after the family's return from a visit to Olomouc and Brno in

Music#

For the original (K. 45) version the instrumentation was: two oboes, bassoon, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, strings, and continuo. For the symphonic overture (K. 46a) version the trumpets were replaced with flutes, an extra bassoon was added, and the timpani were excised. The symphony is in four movements. : \relative c’ \set Staff.midiInstrument = #“string ensemble 1” \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \key d \major \tempo “Molto allegro” 4 = 144 4\f q q r8 a\p d8 a fis’ d e a, g’ e fis8 d a’ fis b( g) fis-. e-. d8 a fis’ d e a, g’ e

Performance history#

According to analyst Neal Zaslaw, the first occasion on which the K. 45 version could have been heard was a concert given by Prince von Galitzin, the Russian ambassador, at his Vienna residence in late March 1768. The K. 46b version was heard at the premiere of La finta semplice, at Salzburg on 1 May 1769.

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart