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An Early Mozart Birthday Quiz

Pop CultureThe State of the Arts

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would be celebrating his 262th birthday tomorrow – so here’s a small sampling of some of the reasons his music and popularity live on. Can you name these twelve works?

An Early Mozart Birthday Quiz
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  1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) mvt. 1 – Allegro
  2. Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) Overture
  3. Symphony No. 35 in D Major “Haffner” mvt. 1
  4. Clarinet Quintet in A Major  K581  mvt. 1
  5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major   mvt. 3 “Alla Turca”
  6. Symphony No. 41 in C Major “Jupiter” mvt. 1
  7. “Dies Irae” from Requiem
  8. Piano Concerto No. 21 in F, mvt. 2 (used in the film Elvira Madigan)
  9. Queen of the Night Aria “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
  10. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major
  11. Serenade No. 10 for Winds in B-flat Major “Gran Partita” mvt. 3
  12. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, mvt. 1
Pop CultureThe State of the Arts
Written by:
Jeffrey Freymann
Jeffrey Freymann
Published on 05.11.2018

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