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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- Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) mvt. 1 – Allegro
- Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) Overture
- Symphony No. 35 in D Major “Haffner” mvt. 1
- Clarinet Quintet in A Major K581 mvt. 1
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major mvt. 3 “Alla Turca”
- Symphony No. 41 in C Major “Jupiter” mvt. 1
- “Dies Irae” from Requiem
- Piano Concerto No. 21 in F, mvt. 2 (used in the film Elvira Madigan)
- Queen of the Night Aria “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
- Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major
- Serenade No. 10 for Winds in B-flat Major “Gran Partita” mvt. 3
- Symphony No. 40 in G minor, mvt. 1
