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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, on 10 August 1788. [1] The longest and last symphony that he composed, it is regarded by many critics as among the greatest symphonies in classical music.
The Jupiter was completed in 1788 and was Mozart’s last symphony, and it is uncertain whether the work was performed during the composer’s lifetime. The nickname was allegedly coined by German musician, impresario, and longtime London resident Johann Peter Saloman and was probably first used in print in a London concert program in 1821.
- Betsy Schwarm
This is a list of symphonies by the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Symphonies No. 2 (attributed to Leopold Mozart) and 3 (written by Carl Friedrich Abel) are spurious. Mozart's "37th symphony" is actually Michael Haydn 's 25th symphony; Mozart only added a 20-bar slow introduction to it.
The last symphony of Mozart often gets referred to as Jupiter. According to Franz Xaver Wolfgang (Mozart’s son), the nickname was coined by Johann Peter Salomon in 1781. The name is also attributed to the English music publisher, Johann Baptist Cramer.
Jan 27, 2006 · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's last symphony, the Jupiter Symphony (No. 41), was written along with two other, full-length symphonies in the summer of 1788 -- in just six weeks.
- Elizabeth Blair
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, on 10 August 1788. It was the last symphony that he composed.The work is nicknamed ...
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Mozart’s last three symphonies are his Symphony No. 39 in E♭ major, his Symphony No. 40 in G minor, and his Symphony No. 41 in C major (“Jupiter”). All three are uncontested masterpieces and all are the stuff of legend. Why did Mozart write them? Did he ever hear them performed?
