Symphony No. 31 (Mozart)
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The Symphony Number 31 in D major, better known as the Paris Symphony, is one of the more famous symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In the catalog of works compiled by Ludwig van Köchel it is K. 297. It was composed in 1778.
The symphony is laid out in fast-slow-fast form (with no Minuet):
The symphony is scored for the large orchestras that were available to Mozart during his time in Paris: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in A), 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings.
The first movement opens with a rising and accelerating D major scale in an effect known at the time as the Mannheim Rocket. An alternate version of the second movement exists.
[edit] External links
- Sinfonie in D KV 297: Score and critical report (German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- manuscripts of the Paris symphony
- Symphony No. 31 was available at the International Music Score Library Project.
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