Western — Classical & Romantic
Classical · 1788

Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter' — finale

W. A. MozartK. 551

Key
C
Time
C
Tempo
♩=132
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Final movement of Mozart's last symphony. Five-subject fugal finale — culminates with all five contrapuntally combined in the coda.

Teaching points

  • Five-subject fugal finale
  • Combination of all five subjects in coda
  • AO3: pinnacle of Classical contrapuntal synthesis
Full score ↓Public domain

NMA Bärenreiter urtext, PD.

Topic T9