Symphony No. 17 (Mozart)

Symphony No. 17 in G major, K. 129, is the second of three symphonies completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in May 1772, when he was 16 years old, but some of its sections may have been written earlier.^[1]

1770 Verona portrait of Mozart

Structure

Mozart wrote the symphony in three movements and it is scored for two oboes, two horns, and strings.

1. Allegro, ⁴
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2. Andante, ²
   ₄ C major
3. Allegro, ³
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The first movement is notable for its use of the Mannheim crescendo, while the second movement features a solo violin.