List Of Compositions By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was prolific and wrote in many genres. Perhaps his best-admired work is in opera, the piano concerto and sonata, the symphony, and in the string quartet and string quintet. Mozart also wrote much work for solo piano, other forms of chamber music, masses and other religious music, and numerous dances, divertimentos, and other forms of light entertainment.
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—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
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—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
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