About this edition
Composed in August 1772 in Salzburg, Mozart's Symphony No. 21 in A Major, K. 134 is one of the gems of the sixteen-year-old composer's prodigious early symphonic output. Scored for flutes, horns, and strings — an unusually intimate and luminous orchestration that gives the work its distinctive pastoral glow — the symphony unfolds across four movements of remarkable melodic generosity, including a singing Andante for muted strings and a buoyant 3/8 finale that anticipates the wit of Mozart's mature style. Together with K. 132 and K. 133, it represents the moment when the young master was fully absorbing Italian style and forging the symphonic voice that would flower in the great works to come.
This edition reproduces the score as it appeared in the landmark Mozarts Werke, the first complete critical edition of Mozart's works, published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig between 1877 and 1883. K. 134 appears in Serie VIII (Symphonien), Band 1, as No. 21, on pages 1–18 (271–288 in the bound volume), bearing plate number W.A.M. 134. Prepared by an editorial team of distinguished nineteenth-century scholars working from autograph manuscripts and early sources, the Breitkopf & Härtel Gesamtausgabe set the standard for Mozart scholarship for nearly a century and remains a foundational reference text consulted by performers and musicologists today.
About this edition:
- Format: Full orchestral score (conductor's score)
- Page size: 8.5 x 11 inches
- Source: Reproduced from a public domain historical edition
- Original publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1880
- Plate: W.A.M. 134
- Publisher: Purple 4R Publishing
This volume reproduces a historical score that has entered the public domain, bringing a respected nineteenth-century edition of Mozart's K. 134 back into print for conductors, orchestral musicians, students, and scholars. We're delighted to help keep this beautiful symphony accessible and on music stands where it belongs.
