Symphony No. 33 (Mozart)

Symphony in B major
No. 33
by W. A. Mozart
First page of the autograph manuscript
KeyB-flat major
CatalogueK. 319
Composed1779, revised 1782 or 1785
Published1785 (Artaria)
MovementsFour (Allegro assai, Andante moderato, Menuetto, Finale: Allegro assai)
Symphony No. 33 performed by the New York Classical Players in 2021

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

Structure

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\relative c''' {
  \tempo "Allegro assai"
  \key bes \major
  \time 3/4
  <<
    { bes2.\f | } \\
    { <bes, d,>4 s2 | }
  >>
  r4 bes8-.\p r c-. r |
  d8-. r es-. r e-. r |
  f8-. r g-. r d-. r |
  es4.\f d8 c4 |
  r4 a8-.\p r bes-. r |
  c8-. r
}

The symphony has 4 movements, and is scored for strings, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, and 2 horns, the smallest orchestral force employed in his last ten symphonies:

  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, order of first and second subjects 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

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  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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