Gallimathias musicum

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.

Instrumentation and structure

The work is scored for strings, two horns, two oboes, bassoon and harpsichord and consists of seventeen movements:

  1. Molto allegro
  2. Andante in D minor
  3. Allegro
  4. Pastorella in G major
  5. Allegro
  6. Allegretto in A major
  7. Allegro
  8. Molto adagio in G major
  9. Allegro in C major
  10. Largo in D minor
  11. Allegro
  12. Andante in F major
  13. Allegro in E-flat major
  14. Menuet in F major
  15. Adagio in D minor
  16. Presto
  17. Fugue in F major

Sources of the music

The piece has some movements which were composed on the basis of other existing pieces not by Mozart.

Manuscripts

Galimathias musicum survives in four manuscripts which represent two different versions of the work.

References
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