Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor/Symphony No. 41 in C Major: Score & Sound Masterworks

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Book Overview

(Study Score with CD). Score & Sound Masterworks are convenient, compact and inexpensive score/CD packs perfect for classical music enthusiasts and students. Follow along with the score as you listen to some of the world's great music. Discover which instruments are playing and in what combination, and admire the orchestration of a master composer. Publications in this series include an interesting article about the composition and history of the featured piece, a helpful reference addressing transposing instruments, and a glossary of musical terms used in the score. Mozart's last symphonies have been surrounded by myths and tales for most of their history. He wrote them at an astonishing rate in the summer of 1788, yet these pieces seemed to have been neither commissioned nor due for performance. From the brooding angst of the great G Minor Symphony (No. 40) to the triumphant and jubilant "Jupiter" Symphony (No. 41), Mozart infuses the form of the symphony with a new kind of romantic expression. Among all musical accomplishments, these astonishing symphonies are among humanity's timeless treasures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0634049615
• ISBN13: 9780634049613
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful resource!

This is an excellent resource! This book contains the full score for both "The Great G Minor" Symphony and the "Jupiter" Symphony. This volume was both affordable, portable, and very legible, although I think it could have been printed in a larger-page format. An excellent buy for anyone interested in analyzing these great symphonies!

Another Great Dover Miniature

This edition is a very inexpensive compilation of Mozart's two most famous symphonies. The engraving is clear and small (as in all Dover Miniatures) and the edition is handsomely priced. The one interesting aspect of this edition is that it gives the alternate Oboe and Clarinet parts--results of a later revision by Mozart--above the staff containing the original text. This is both mildly confusing and also enlightening--I don't know exactly what to think!