- Symphony No. 4 (Mozart)
The Symphony No. 4 in
D Major , K. 19, byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed inLondon during his stay there in 1765, at the age of 9. cite book |title=Die Sinfonien I. |last=Mozart |first=Wlofgang Amadeus |authorlink= |coauthors=Giglberger, Veronika (preface), Robinson, J. Branford (transl.) |year=2005 |publisher=Bärenreiter-Verlag |location=Kassel |isbn= |pages=p. X |url= ISMN M-006-20466-3]Background
Even though the original Mozart´s manuscript has not survived, the set of parts written in the hand of his father,
Leopold Mozart , is preserved in theBayerische Staatsbibliothek inMunich .cite book |title=Die Sinfonien I. |last=Mozart |first=Wlofgang Amadeus |authorlink= |coauthors=Giglberger, Veronika (preface), Robinson, J. Branford (transl.) |year=2005 |publisher=Bärenreiter-Verlag |location=Kassel |isbn= |pages=p. X |url= ISMN M-006-20466-3] It is known today, that the early symphonies by young Mozart were performed at the public concerts in the Little Haymarket Theatre in London. It´s therefore possible, that these parts were written for one of these public performances.cite book |title=Die Sinfonien I. |last=Mozart |first=Wlofgang Amadeus |authorlink= |coauthors=Giglberger, Veronika (preface), Robinson, J. Branford (transl.) |year=2005 |publisher=Bärenreiter-Verlag |location=Kassel |isbn= |pages=p. X |url= ISMN M-006-20466-3]Structure
There are three movements, as was standard in the early
Classical music era in which the child Mozart wrote, in the typical fast-slow-fast configuration. They are as follows:*I. Allegro
*II. Andante
*III. PrestoReferences
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