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Music has always been a universal language, similar structure, same purposes, even if you don’t understand the language you can still feel the music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart one of the greatest classical composers, was a child prodigy and wrote his first composition at the age of five. He wrote many operas, masses, symphonies, concertos, and many other compositions. Mozart married and had six children, unfortunately he died very young. Which is still somewhat of a mystery as another composer may have drove him to madness. Mozart also had a problem with money spending it faster than he could earn it, leading to him being buried with the paupers for he could not afford a grave.
Symphony No. 40 in G minor
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It focuses on thematic organization first in the exposition, contrasted in the development, and then resolved thematically in the recapitulation. The symphony includes an orchestra of one flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, and strings. In the first movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in g minor it’s texture is homophonic, which was often used by classical composers. Homophony is a texture in which the melodic line leads and is supported by a chordal accompaniment. It was not only used by classical composers but is a worldly aspect of music and can be often used