Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter"

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Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter" is Mozart’s final and grandest symphony, celebrated for its majestic character and masterful contrapuntal finale.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work
symphony
associatedDeity Jupiter
associatedMythology Roman religion
surface form: Roman mythology
catalogNumber K. 551
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
countryOfComposition Austria
dateOfCompletion 1788-08-10
formFirstMovement sonata form
formFourthMovement sonata form with fugato
genre Classical symphony
historicalSignificance considered one of the greatest symphonies in the Classical repertoire
instrumentation 2 bassoons
2 flutes
2 horns
2 oboes
2 trumpets
strings
timpani
key C major
languageOfTitle Italian
movement I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante cantabile
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
IV. Molto allegro
movementCount 4
nickname Jupiter
notableFeature fugal writing in the finale
majestic character
masterful contrapuntal finale
numberInSeries 41
openingKeyFirstMovement C major
orchestration orchestra
partOf Mozart's late symphonies
period Classical period
placeOfComposition Vienna
positionInOeuvre Mozart's last symphony
relatedWorkByComposer Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major
Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor
surface form: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
structure four-movement form
style high Classical style
tempoFirstMovement Allegro vivace
tempoFourthMovement Molto allegro
tempoSecondMovement Andante cantabile
tempoThirdMovement Allegretto
tonality major
workTitle Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sinfonia n. 41 in Do maggiore

Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Symphony No. 41 in C major
yearOfComposition 1788

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart notableWork Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter"
Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor followedBy Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter"
subject surface form: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551
Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter" workTitle Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter" self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sinfonia n. 41 in Do maggiore
Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter" workTitle Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter" self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 41 in C major