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Completion of Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major

When
26 June 1788
Where
Vienna, where Mozart composed his last three symphonies
Part of
Mozart's Completion of Symphonies No. 39, 40, and 41

Mozart finished his Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543, on 26 June 1788, the first of his final three symphonies.

The Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543, was completed on 26 June 1788. It is the first of a set of three last symphonies that Mozart composed in rapid succession during the summer of 1788, followed by No. 40 on 25 July and No. 41 on 10 August. Harnoncourt noted that No. 39 has a grand introduction in the manner of an overture but no coda.

Sources

  1. Symphony No. 39 (Mozart) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
  2. Symphony No. 40 (Mozart) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27

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