Symphony No. 33 (Mozart)

Symphony in B♭ major
No. 33
by W. A. Mozart
First page of the autograph manuscript
KeyB♭ major
CatalogueK. 319
Composed1779, revised 1782 or 1785
Published1785 (Artaria)
MovementsFour (Allegro assai, Andante moderato, Menuetto, Finale: Allegro assai)

The Symphony No. 33 in B♭ major, K. 319, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and dated on 9 July 1779.[1]

Structure

The symphony is scored for two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, and strings, the smallest orchestral force employed in his last ten symphonies.

It has four movements:

  1. Allegro assai, 3
    4    , in sonata form. The development section of this movement is based on a theme that does not appear in the exposition: the four-note figure that will become the principal theme of the Jupiter Symphony.
  2. Andante moderato in E♭ major, 2
    4    , in modified sonata form. The order of the first and second subjects are reversed in the recapitulation.
  3. Menuetto, 3
    4    , in ternary form
  4. Finale: Allegro assai, 2
    4    , in sonata form

The autograph score is today preserved in the Biblioteka Jagiellońska, in Kraków.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (2005). Die Sinfonien IV. Translated by Robinson, J. Branford. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. p. XV. ISMN M-006-20466-3
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