Symphony No. 13 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 13
by W. A. Mozart
1770 Verona portrait of Mozart
KeyF major
CatalogueK. 112
ComposedMilan, 1771
Durationc. 14 minutes
Movements4
ScoringOrchestra with continuo

Symphony No. 13 in F major, K. 112, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was written in Milan during his second journey to Italy in the autumn of 1771. Nicholas Kenyon describes Symphony No. 13 as the last in "conventional mode"—thereafter "we are in the beginnings of a different world."[1]

Its probable first performance was at a concert given by Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart at the residence of Albert Michael von Mayr, on 22 or 23 November 1771.[2] This concert may also have seen the premiere of Mozart's 12th symphony.

Music

The symphony is orchestrated for 2 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon, strings, and continuo.[2]

The symphony is in four movements, the second of which is scored for strings alone.[2] The third movement minuet may have been written earlier, and then incorporated into the symphony—the autograph manuscript shows the minuet copied in Leopold's hand.[2]

  1. Allegro, 3
    4
  2. Andante, 2
    4     (B♭ major)
  3. Menuetto – Trio, 3
    4     (C major)
  4. Molto allegro, 3
    8
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References

  1. ↑ Kenyon, Nicholas (2006). The Pegasus Pocket Guide to Mozart. New York: Pegasus Books. p. 156. ISBN 1-933648-23-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Zaslaw, Neal (1991). Mozart's Symphonies: Context, Performance Practice, Reception. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0-19-816286-3.

Further reading

  • Dearling, Robert: The Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Symphonies Associated University Presses, London 1982 ISBN 0-8386-2335-2
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