Galimathias musicum in D major, K. 32, is a quodlibet composed in March 1766 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during his grand tour of Europe. It was first performed at The Hague on 11 March 1766. A typical performance of this piece lasts twenty minutes.
Contents
Instrumentation and structure
The work is scored for strings, two horns, two oboes, bassoon and harpsichord and consists of seventeen movements:
- Molto allegro
- Andante in D minor
- Allegro
- Pastorella in G major
- Allegro
- Allegretto in A major
- Allegro
- Molto adagio in G major
- Allegro in C major
- Largo in D minor
- Allegro
- Andante in F major
- Allegro in E-flat major
- Menuet in F major
- Adagio in D minor
- Presto
- Fugue in F major
Manuscripts
Galimathias musicum survives in four manuscripts which represent two different versions of the work.
References
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