The Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589, is a symphony by Franz Schubert composed between October 1817 and February 1818.Brown, A. Peter, The Symphonic Repertoire (volume 2). Indiana University Press (), pp. 609–615 (2002). Its first public performance was in Vienna in 1828. It is nicknamed the "Little C major" to distinguish it from his later, significantly longer symphony in the same key, which is known as the "Great C major".
Music The symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets (in C), two bassoons, two horns (in C), two trumpets (in C), timpani (in C and G) and strings.
There are four movements:
A typical performance lasts around 35 minutes.
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