The dating is disputed: an earlier dating places the work in 1777, while the traditional dating assigns it to the Mannheim period of 1778.

Scoring: flute solo, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings.

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The dating is disputed: an earlier dating places the work in 1777, while the traditional dating assigns it to the Mannheim period of 1778.

Scoring: flute solo, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings.

Dated 1777-78.

First performance: 25.07.1777, Salzburg.

Written for Ferdinand Dejean, a physician and amateur flautist.

Movements:
1. Allegro maestoso
2. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Rondo — Tempo di Menuetto

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