Symphony No. 24 (Mozart)
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Symphony No. 24 in B flat major, K.
182/173dA, is a symphony
composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
on October 3, 1773. The symphony has the scoring of two oboe
s, two horns, and string
s.
He wrote the symphony in three movements:
The autograph score is today located in the Staatsbibliothek Preusisscher Kulturbesitz in Berlin
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Köchel-Verzeichnis
The Köchel-Verzeichnis is a complete, chronological catalogue of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart which was originally created by Ludwig von Köchel. It is abbreviated K or KV. For example, Mozart's Requiem in D minor was, according to Köchel's counting, the 626th piece Mozart composed....
182/173dA, is a symphony
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
on October 3, 1773. The symphony has the scoring of two oboe
Oboe
The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
s, two horns, and string
String section
The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
s.
He wrote the symphony in three movements:
- Allegro spiritoso, 4/4
- Andantino grazioso, 2/4
- Allegro, 3/8
The autograph score is today located in the Staatsbibliothek Preusisscher Kulturbesitz in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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