Mozart: Symphony No. 33 in B major, K. 319

Introduction

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

Structure

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, ³₄, in sonata form
2. Andante moderato in E♭ major, ²₄, in modified sonata form, order of first and second subjects reversed in the recapitulation
3. Menuetto, ³₄, in ternary form
4. Finale: Allegro assai, ²₄, in sonata form

The autograph score is today preserved in the Biblioteka Jagiellońska, in Kraków.