Composition: Symphony in C major, H.659 (Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel)

Title Symphony in C major
Creators Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (composer)
Opus H.659
Instrumentation strings and continuo
Number of movements 3
Keys C major
Composed 1773
First published 1931
Dedication Baron Gottfried van Swieten
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Average duration (sec) 600
Number of measures
Composition types Symphonies
Period Classical
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Allegro assai
Adagio
Allegretto

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