Symphony No. 26 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 26
by W. A. Mozart
Mozart in 1773, portrait by Martin Knoller
KeyE♭ major
CatalogueK. 184
ComposedMarch 1773
Durationc. 9 minutes
Movements3
ScoringOrchestra

The Symphony No. 26 in E♭ major, K. 184/161a, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and completed on 30 March 1773,[1] one month after he returned from his third Italian tour.[2]: xiii 

The symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets and strings.[2]: 155 

The symphony has three movements:

  1. Molto presto, 4
    4
  2. Andante in C minor, 2
    4
  3. Allegro, 3
    8
\relative c' { \tempo "Molto presto" \key es \major <es g,>4\f r q q8. q16 | q4 r q q8. q16 | q8 r bes'' r g r es r | bes8 r g r e2\fp | <f as,>4\f }

References

  1. ↑ Zaslaw, Neal; Cowdery, William (1990). The Compleat Mozart: A Guide to the Musical Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. New York: Norton. p. 188. ISBN 0-393-02886-0. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  2. 1 2 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien III. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter. ISMN M-006-20466-3
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