When did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrive in Paris to compose Symphony No. 31?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrived in Paris during the year 1780 at the age of twenty-two.
Questions about Symphony No. 31 (Mozart)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who commissioned the composition of Symphony No. 31 by W. A. Mozart?
Joseph Legros, an opera singer and impresario who served as director of the Concert Spirituel orchestra, commissioned a new symphony for him.
What date marked the public premiere of Symphony No. 31 (Mozart) at the Concert Spirituel venue?
The public premiere took place six days after the first private performance on the 12th of June 1778 inside Count Karl Heinrich Joseph von Sickingen's home.
Which instruments did Mozart utilize in the score for Symphony No. 31 (Mozart)?
Mozart utilized two flutes alongside two oboes and two clarinets in A along with two bassoons, two horns, and two trumpets.
Why does Symphony No. 31 (Mozart) lack a minuet movement compared to other classical-era symphonies?
Mozart omitted this section entirely from the Paris Symphony because he followed a fast-slow-fast structure without a minuet movement.