Symphony No. 28 (Mozart)

The Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200/189k, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is his last piece in the "Salzburg series".^[1] The date of composition is uncertain; it probably dates from 17 or 12(?) November 1774 or 1773(?).^[1][2]

The symphony was written early in Mozart's oeuvre, following the example of the twenty-fifth symphony.

Structure

This symphony is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets and strings.

It is written in four movements:

1. Allegro spiritoso, 3/4
2. Andante in F major, 2/4
3. Menuet & Trio, 3/4
4. Presto, 2/2

References

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Giglberger, Veronika (preface); Robinson, J. Branford (transl.) (2005). Die Sinfonien III. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag. pp. XIII. ISMN M-006-20466-3
2. Eisen, Cliff; Sadie, Stanley (2006). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in Slovak). Bratislava: Hudobné Centrum Slovakia. p. 147. ISBN 80-88884-78-0. Slovak translation by Peter Zagar of the Mozart entry in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).

External links

• Symphony in C K. 200: Score and critical report (German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
• Symphony No. 28: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project