Symphony No. 23 (Mozart)
# Symphony No. 23 (Mozart)

The Symphony No. 23 in D major, K. 181/162b, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dated as complete on May 19, 1773. It is sometimes called "Overture", even though the autograph score bears the title "Sinfonia". The symphony is scored for 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, and strings.

Mozart wrote the symphony as a single uninterrupted movement consisting of 3 distinct tempi:

* Allegro spiritoso, $^4$ $_4$
* Andantino grazioso, $^3$ $_8$
* Presto assai, $^2$ $_4$
