# Mozart, Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 ("Haffner")

Fast classical passagework testing clarity, lightness, and rhythmic discipline at speed.

## About the excerpt

- **Composer:** Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

- **Work:** Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 ("Haffner")

- **Movement:** IV. Presto

- **Era:** Classical (c. 1750–1820)

- **Composed:** 1782

- **Tempo:** Presto

- **Clef:** Alto clef

- **Difficulty:** Advanced

- **Audition list:** Standard excerpt

## Bowing

Short and light in the lower half. The viola bow is heavier, so the stroke needs more lift and less arm than the equivalent violin passage.

## Where it goes wrong

Clean beats a fraction faster. Choose the tempo you can articulate, not the one on the recording.

## Style

Terraced dynamics, sharply observed.

## Techniques

symphony, audition, fast, classical-style

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## Related excerpts

- [Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, III, Trio fugato](https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/viola/beethoven-5-iii-viola), The low-string fugato of the Trio, which the violas take up after the cellos and basses. Tests clarity and off-string articulation. Advanced; Classical; Alto clef. Standard audition excerpt.

Canonical source: https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/viola/mozart-35-iv-viola