At 3:17 PM -0500 3/13/06, David W. Fenton wrote:
The confusion is in calling it a "choral symphony," which it
categorically is not. It is an opera overture repurposed as a
symphony, and I don't know that there is any evidence at all that it
was ever performed as a symphony with the opening chorus as a 3rd
movement, especially given that Mozart composed an instrumental
Finale to go with the first two movements (K. 111a; the finale of the
symphony as numbered K120 in the first Köchel catalog, not having
been recognized as comprising a symphony when combined with the first
two instrumental movements from the opera).
Please ignore previous email. David's
information answers my questions, and both K 111
and K120 are indeed listed in New Grove I, but
not under Symphonies.
Agreed on all counts, this was neither terribly
unusual nor in any way a "Choral Symphony," since
he saw fit to compose a different 3rd movement
that was instrumental. As to the kid's age, he
could write better music at 15 than most
composers at 60!
John
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