Symphony No. 14 (Mozart)
1771 symphony be W. A. Mozart
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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]
| Symphony No. 14 | |
|---|---|
| by W. A. Mozart | |
1770 Verona portrait of Mozart | |
| Key | A major |
| Catalogue | K. 114 |
| Composed | Salzburg, 1771 |
| Duration | c. 15 minutes |
| Movements | 4 |
| Scoring | Orchestra with continuo |
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]
