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Mozart – A Musical Joke, K. 522 – 3rd Movement
Mozart’s “A Musical Joke” is a humorous composition intentionally filled with clumsy and repetitive elements to parody incompetent composers. The piece has four movements and was entered into Mozart’s catalogue…
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Mozart’s A Musical Joke, K. 522 – 1st Movement
Mozart’s “A Musical Joke” is a composition known for its humorous and satirical elements. The piece was written in 1787 and features obtrusively clumsy and repetitive composition, as well as…
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Mozart’s A Musical Joke, K. 522 – 4th Movement, Presto
Mozart’s “Ein Musikalischer Spaß” is a composition known for its intentional humor and satire. It was entered in Mozart’s catalogue of works in 1787. The music features clumsy and repetitive…
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Cantankerous Classical Composers
…of the audience. Mozart was also known for making immature jokes. George Frideric Handel Handel was known for his short temper and extreme sensitivity to sound. His fellow musicians were…
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Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major – 4th Movement
…two trumpets, timpani, and strings. It is known for its cheerful loudness and musical jokes throughout. The last movement of the symphony deviates from Classical tradition by being the weightiest….
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Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major – 1st Movement
…in F” by Beethoven himself. The symphony features cheerfully loud passages and musical jokes throughout. Unlike the traditional structure, the last movement is the most substantial. Performed by Tafelmusik and…
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Joseph Haydn
…Haydn’s music was his use of humor. He cleverly crafted musical jokes that played with the audience’s expectations, like in his Symphony No. 94, the ‘Surprise’. The sudden loud chord…
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24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39 (Complete) by Dmitri Kabalevsky
…complete set includes 24 pieces: Melody, Polka, Rambling, Cradle Song, Playing, A Little Joke, Funny Event, Song, A Little Dance, March, Song of Autumn, Scherzo, Waltz, A Fable, Jumping, A…
