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Symphony No. 6 (Schubert)

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The Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589, is a symphony by Franz Schubert composed between October 1817 and February 1818. Its first public performance was in Vienna in 1828. It is nicknamed the "Little C major" to distinguish it from his later Ninth Symphony, in the same key, which is known as the "Great C major".

Movements

There are four movements:

  1. Adagio, 3
    4
    — Allegro, 2
    2
  2. Andante, 2
    4
    in F major
  3. Scherzo: Presto; Trio: Piu lento (Trio in E major), 3
    4
  4. Allegro moderato, 2
    4

(The true marking is fzp rather than fp, but that is not available in LilyPond as implemented on Wikipedia.)

A typical performance lasts around 32 minutes.

References

Symphony No. 6 (Schubert) Wikipedia