▁composed ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁in ▁London , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁in cip it ▁and ▁Moz art ' s ▁first ▁surv iving ▁sym phony , ▁K . ▁ 1 6 . ▁He ▁gave ▁the ▁work ▁the ▁Kö ch el ▁number ▁ 1 6 a ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁early ▁time ▁of ▁composition ▁is ▁obviously ▁recogn is able ▁even ▁from ▁the ▁few ▁surv iving ▁bars . ▁The ▁sixth ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Kö ch el ▁catalog ue ▁merely ▁repeated ▁this . ▁ ▁This ▁sym phony ▁in ▁A ▁minor ▁was ▁discovered ▁as ▁a ▁copy ▁( not ▁an ▁aut ograph ) ▁in ▁the ▁hand writing ▁of ▁several ▁copy ists ▁in ▁the ▁arch ives ▁of ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁O den se , ▁Den mark ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁A ▁note ▁on ▁the ▁title ▁page ▁indicates ▁that ▁this ▁sym phony ▁entered ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Colleg ium ▁Music um ▁( pro bably ▁from ▁West phal ) ▁by ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁at ▁the ▁latest , ▁with ▁the ▁wat erm ark ▁in ▁the ▁paper ▁of ▁the ▁orch est ral ▁parts ▁showing ▁the ▁date ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁copy ists ▁in ▁the ▁Moz art ▁family ▁circle ▁could ▁have ▁copied ▁this ▁sym phony . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 8 0 s , ▁West phal ▁had ▁some ▁authentic ▁Moz art ▁sym phon ies ▁and ▁some ▁works ▁with ▁" d ub ious " ▁sources ▁such ▁as ▁K . ▁ 1 6 a ▁and ▁K . ▁An h