Symphony No. 33 (Mozart)

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

Structure

<score>

\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

} </score>

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
2. Andante moderato in E-flat major, 2/4, in modified sonata form
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.

External links

• Symphony No. 33: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Symphony in B-flat K. 319: Score and critical report (German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe