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The Symphony No. 1 in D major
D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor.
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, D 82, was composed by Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...
in 1813, when he was just 16 years old. Despite his youth, his first symphony is an impressive piece of orchestral music for both its time and size. The first movement
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opens with a stately Adagio introduction, reminiscent of Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
's 104th symphony in its format. The short Adagio sets off a lively Allegro vivace.
The symphony is scored for 1 flute
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, 2 oboe
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s, 2 clarinet
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s in A, 2 bassoon
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s, 2 horn
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s in D, 2 trumpet
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s in D, timpani
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and strings
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. The orchestration
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, which is balanced between strings and winds, lends itself to small chamber orchestras, as well as larger ensembles. The trumpets are scored particularly high, as in many of Schubert's early works. Trumpet players will find, in general, the tessitura sitting between D4 and A5 (as sounded) for most of the first and fourth movements. In the fourth movement, Schubert pushes them up to a high D6, in a repeated fashion. Some careful planning is needed to balance the multiple doublings between horns and trumpets.
The standard four movement work runs about 26 minutes.
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* 1813 compositions No. 01 Compositions in D major {{symphony-stub