Symphony No. 14 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 14
by W. A. Mozart
1770 Verona portrait of Mozart
KeyA major
CatalogueK. 114
ComposedSalzburg, 1771
Durationc. 15 minutes
Movements4
ScoringOrchestra with continuo

Symphony No. 14 in A major, K. 114, is a symphony composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on December 30, 1771, when Mozart was fifteen years old, and a fortnight after the death of the Archbishop Sigismund von Schrattenbach.[1] The piece was written in Salzburg between the composer's second and third trips to Italy.[2] Mozart was also influenced by J. C. Bach's "Italianate" style of composition".[3][4]

Musicologist Jens Peter Larsen called the symphony "One of [Mozart's] most inspired symphonies of the period... a fine example of the fusion of Viennese symphonic traditions with distinctly Italian cantabile."[5]

Music

The symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes (2nd movement only), two horns in A, strings (with divided violas in the first and second movements), and continuo.

It has four movements:

  1. Allegro moderato, A major, 2
    2
  2. Andante, D major, 3
    4
  3. Menuetto – Trio, A major, 3
    4     (Trio in A minor)
  4. Molto allegro, A major, 2
    4
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References

  1. ↑ Neal Zaslaw & William Cowdery, The Complete Mozart: A Guide to the Musical Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. New York: W. W. Norton (1990): 178
  2. ↑ Leonard, James. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 14 in A major, K. 114 at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Maiben, Dana. "2006-05-21 Program Notes". Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Sadie, Stanley (2006). Mozart: The Early Years 1756–1781. Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 9780198165293.
  5. ↑ Folkman, Benjamin. "1991 Nov 22 / Subscription Season / Dutiot". Leon Levy Digital Archives. New York Philharmonic. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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