Symphony No. 26 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 26 (Mozart)

The Symphony No. 26 in E-flat major, K. 184/161a, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and completed March 30 1773 [cite book|last=Zaslaw|first=Neal|coauthors=Cowdery, William|pages=188|title=The Compleat Mozart : a guide to the musical works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|isbn=0393028860|date=1990|publisher=Norton|location=New York
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CChN90GGcQQC&pg=PA188&dq=mozart+184&ei=QjEvSMH-EY-KzQTM6onSAw&sig=gJ6iBSCmFXE6EnihpluY1-Mf26g#PPA188,M1|accessdate=2008-05-17
] , one month after he returned from his third Italian tour. [cite book |title=Die Sinfonien III. |last=Mozart |first=Wolfgang Amadeus |authorlink= |coauthors=Giglberger, Veronika (preface), Robinson, J. Branford (transl.) |year=2005 |publisher=Bärenreiter-Verlag |location=Kassel |isbn= |pages=p. XIII |url= ISMN M-006-20466-3]

The symphony has the following three movements, with the third following the second without pause:

# "Molto presto"
# "Andante" in C minor
# "Allegro"The symphony has the scoring of two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets and strings. [cite book |title=Die Sinfonien III. |last=Mozart |first=Wolfgang Amadeus |authorlink= |coauthors=Giglberger, Veronika (preface), Robinson, J. Branford (transl.) |year=2005 |publisher=Bärenreiter-Verlag |location=Kassel |isbn= |pages=p. 155 |url= ISMN M-006-20466-3]

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