Gallimathias musicum
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Galimathias musicum in D major, K. 32, is a quodlibet composed in March 1766 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during his grand tour of Europe. It was first performed at The Hague on 11 March 1766. A typical performance of this piece lasts twenty minutes.
Instrumentation and structure[]
The work is scored for strings, two horns, two oboes, bassoon and harpsichord and consists of seventeen movements:
- Molto allegro
- Andante in D minor
- Allegro
- Pastorella in G major
- Allegro
- Allegretto in A major
- Allegro
- Molto adagio in G major
- Allegro in C major
- Largo in D minor
- Allegro
- Andante in F major
- Allegro in E-flat major
- Menuet in F major
- Adagio in D minor
- Presto
- Fugue in F major
Sources of the music[]
The piece has some movements which were composed on the basis of other existing pieces not by Mozart.
Manuscripts[]
Galimathias musicum survives in four manuscripts which represent two different versions of the work.
References[]
External links[]
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- Galimathias musicum: Score in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Galimathias musicum, K. 32: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Categories:
- 1766 compositions
- Compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart