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  2. G minor - Wikipedia

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    Though Mozart touched on various minor keys in his symphonies, G minor is the only minor key he used as a main key for his numbered symphonies (No. 25, and the famous No. 40). In the Classical period, symphonies in G minor almost always used four horns, two in G and two in B ♭ alto. [2]

  3. List of symphonies by key - Wikipedia

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    G minor was a frequent choice for minor key symphonies. In the Classical period, symphonies in G minor almost always used four horns, two in G and two in B-flat alto. [4] Joseph Haydn. Symphony No. 39 (1767) Symphony No. 83, The Hen (1785) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Symphony No. 25, KV 183 (1773) Symphony No. 40, KV 550 (1788) Pyotr Ilyich ...

  4. Symphony No. 40 (Mozart) - Wikipedia

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    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788. It is sometimes referred to as the "Great G minor symphony", to distinguish it from the "Little G minor symphony", No. 25. The two are the only extant minor key among Mozart's symphonies. [1] [nb 1]

  5. Mozart and G minor - Wikipedia

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    G minor has been considered the key through which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart best expressed sadness and tragedy, [1] and many of his minor key works are in G minor. Though Mozart touched on various minor keys in his symphonies, G minor is the only minor key he used as a main key for his numbered symphonies.

  6. List of symphonies in G minor - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of symphonies in G minor written by notable composers. Composer Symphony Kurt Atterberg: ... Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race" (1936-7) [32]

  7. Music written in all major or minor keys - Wikipedia

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    This gives 24 possible keys, but each note can be represented by several enharmonic note names (note names which designate the same actual note in the 12 note octave such as G# and A♭) and so each key can be represented by several enharmonic key names (e.g. G# minor and A♭ minor).

  8. List of major/minor compositions - Wikipedia

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    Major/minor compositions are musical compositions that begin in a major key and end in a minor key (generally the parallel minor), specifying the keynote (as C major/minor). This is a very unusual form in tonal music, [1] [2] although examples became more common in the nineteenth century. [3]

  9. Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns) - Wikipedia

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    It premiered 24 January 1875. It is in the key of G minor. It started out in 1872 as an art song for voice and piano with a French text by the poet Henri Cazalis. [1] In 1874, the composer expanded and reworked the piece into a symphonic poem, replacing the vocal line with a solo violin part.