Symphony No. 14 in A major, K. 114, is a symphony composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on December 30, 1771, when Mozart was fifteen years old, and a fortnight after the death of the Archbishop Sigismund von Schrattenbach.[1] The piece was written in Salzburg between the composer's second and third trips to Italy.[2] Mozart was also influenced by J. C. Bach's "Italianate" style of composition".[3][4]
Musicologist Jens Peter Larsen called the symphony "One of [Mozart's] most inspired symphonies of the period... a fine example of the fusion of Viennese symphonic traditions with distinctly Italian cantabile."[5]
Movements
editThe symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes (2nd movement only), two horns in A, and strings.
It has four movements:
References
edit- ^ Neal Zaslaw & William Cowdery, The Complete Mozart: A Guide to the Musical Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. New York: W. W. Norton (1990): 178
- ^ Leonard, James. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 14 in A major, K. 114 at AllMusic
- ^ Maiben, Dana. "2006-05-21 Program Notes". Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Sadie, Stanley (2006). Mozart: The Early Years 1756–1781. Oxford University Press. p. 255. ISBN 9780198165293.
- ^ Folkman, Benjamin. "1991 Nov 22 / Subscription Season / Dutiot". Leon Levy Digital Archives. New York Philharmonic. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
External links
edit- Symphony in A K. 114: Score and critical report (in German) in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Symphony No. 14 (W. A. Mozart): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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