Western — Classical & Romantic
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.

Topic T9