Romantic · 1833
Symphony No. 4 'Italian'
F. MendelssohnOp. 90
- Key
- A
- Time
- 6/8
- Tempo
- ♩=132
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Allegro vivace — sonata form. Mendelssohn's musical postcard from his 1830-31 Italian tour.
Teaching points
- Italian-vacation programme
- Bright A major + 6/8 propulsion
- AO3: travel as compositional source
Full score ↓Public domain
Breitkopf + Bärenreiter, PD.