Symphony No. 6 (Schubert)

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The Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589,[1] is a symphony by Franz Schubert composed between October 1817 and February 1818.[2] Its first public performance was in Vienna in 1828. It is nicknamed the "Little C major" to distinguish it from his later Ninth Symphony, in the same key, which is known as the "Great C major".

Watercolour of Franz Schubert by Wilhelm August Rieder (1825)

Music

The symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets (in C), two bassoons, two horns (in C), two trumpets (in C), timpani (in C and G) and strings.

There are four movements:

  1. Adagio, 3
    4     — Allegro, 2
    2     (392 bars)
  2. Andante, 2
    4     in F major (134 bars)
  3. Scherzo: Presto (170 bars); Trio: Piu lento (Trio in E major) (80 bars), 3
    4
  4. Allegro moderato, 2
    4     (564 bars)
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A typical performance lasts around 32 minutes.

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