Symphony No. 23 (Mozart)

The Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181/162b, of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dated as complete on May 19, 1773.[1] It is sometimes called "Overture", even though the autograph score bears the title "Sinfonia".[2] The symphony has the scoring of 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, and strings.


\relative c''' {
  \tempo "Allegro spiritoso"
  \key d \major
  d2:16\f d4 r |
  d2:16 d4 r |
  d,,8 e16 fis g a b cis d e fis gis a b cis d |
  cis4 <a a,> q
}

He wrote the symphony as a single uninterrupted movement consisting of 3 distinct tempi:

  1. Allegro spiritoso, 4/4
  2. Andantino grazioso, 3/8
  3. Presto assai, 2/4

References

  1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Giglberger, Veronika (preface), Robinson, J. Branford (transl.) (2005). Die Sinfonien III. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. pp. XIII. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help) ISMN M-006-20466-3
  2. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Giglberger, Veronika (preface), Robinson, J. Branford (transl.) (2005). Die Sinfonien III. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. pp. XI. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help) ISMN M-006-20466-3
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