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He wrote several successful operas, including The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and The Magic Flute (1791). Mozart also composed a number of symphonies and sonatas. His last symphony—the Jupiter Symphony—is perhaps his most famous.

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He almost single-handedly developed and popularized the classical piano concerto. He wrote a great deal of religious music, including large-scale masses, as well as dances, divertimenti, serenades, and other forms of light entertainment. The central traits of the classical style are all present in Mozart’s music.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was one of the most influential, popular and prolific composers of the classical period. He composed over 600 works, including some of the most famous and loved pieces of symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music. Mozart was born in Salzburg to a musical family.

One biographer tells us Mozart heard the young Beethoven play, and afterwards said: “Mark that young man, he will make a name for himself in the world.” So they must have had a lot in common, to recognise each other’s talent. But Beethoven is simply on a different plane, when it comes to grandeur and the sublime.

Karl van Beethoven (4 September 1806 – 13 April 1858) was the only son born to Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven and Johanna van Beethoven (née Reiß: Reiss) and the nephew of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Beethoven’s years in Bonn Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770, about 14 years after Mozart (born Salzburg, 1756).

10 Iconic Pieces of Classical Music

• Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by J.S. Bach.
• Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, “Für Elise” by Ludwig Van Beethoven.
• Piano Sonata No.
• Symphony No.
• “Ave Maria” by Charles Gounod.
• “Messiah” by George Frideric Handel.
• “The Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss II.
• “Introduction, or Sunrise,” from Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.

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