Composition: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K.504 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | Symphony No. 38 |
| Alternative title | "Prague" Symphony |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) |
| Opus | K.504 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1786 |
| First published | 1800 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio, Allegro | — | — | 302 |
| Andante | — | — | 148 |
| Presto | — | — | 350 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Heinrich Gottwald |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Johann Nepomuk Hummel |
| view | Complete | piano | Wilhelm Meves |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1786 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (single pages) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1880 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter-Verlag | 1971 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | CCARH | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Sieber | — | Cover Page · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1, 2 (D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (D/G), 2 (F tranposed) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D/Btransposed) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (E) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
F.E.C. Leuckart | — | Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2021 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Das Orchester Tsumugi (orchestra) | I. Adagio-Allegro · file II. Andante · file III. Finale (Presto) · file |
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| view | Berliner Philharmoniker (orchestra) | Karl Böhm (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Orchestre symphonique de Munich (orchestra) | Kurt Redel (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Bamberger Symphoniker (orchestra) | Joseph Keilberth (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
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