Great G minor Symphony

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The "Great G minor Symphony" is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, one of his most famous and emotionally intense late symphonies, noted for its dramatic minor-key character and lyrical themes.

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instanceOf classical composition
symphony
alsoKnownAs Mozart’s Symphony No. 40
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
catalogNumber K. 550
composedIn Vienna
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
compositionYear 1788
emotionalCharacter restless
stormy
tragic
firstMovementKey G minor
firstMovementTempoMarking Molto allegro
followedBy Symphony No. 41 in C major
fourthMovementKey G minor
fourthMovementTempoMarking Allegro assai
genre symphony
hasVersion original version without clarinets
revised version with clarinets
historicalSignificance one of Mozart’s most famous symphonies
one of the few minor-key symphonies by Mozart
influenced Romantic-era symphonic writing
key G minor
language instrumental
movementCount 4
notableFeature dramatic minor-key character
intense emotional expression
lyrical themes
number 40
openingThemeCharacteristic descending melodic line
syncopated accompaniment
orchestration horns
strings
woodwinds
partOf Mozart’s last three symphonies
period Classical era
precededBy Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major
secondMovementKey E-flat major
secondMovementTempoMarking Andante
style menuet and trio in third movement
sonata form in first movement
sonata-rondo elements in finale
thirdMovementKey G minor
thirdMovementTempoMarking Menuetto
tonalCenter G
workOf Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Symphony No. 40 in G minor alternativeTitle Great G minor Symphony