Great G minor
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Great G minor is the commonly used nickname for Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, one of his most famous and frequently performed symphonies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor
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Symphony No. 40 in G minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | K. 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPlace | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| creator | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Little G minor
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Symphony No. 25 in G minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousRecordingBy |
Berlin Philharmonic
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Vienna Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMovementForm | sonata form ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | G minor ⓘ |
| followedBy | Symphony No. 41 in C major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthMovementForm | sonata form ⓘ |
| fourthMovementKey | G minor ⓘ |
| genre | symphony ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Allegro assai
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Andante ⓘ Menuetto: Allegretto ⓘ Molto allegro ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| nickname | Great G minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
among Mozart’s most frequently performed symphonies
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famous for its dramatic opening theme ⓘ one of Mozart’s only two minor-key symphonies ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 40 ⓘ |
| orchestration |
horns
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strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Sinfonia in sol minore n. 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mozart’s late symphonies
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Mozart’s symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| precededBy | Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementForm | sonata form NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | E-flat major ⓘ |
| thirdMovementForm | minuet and trio ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | G minor ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | G ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Symphony No. 40 in G minor