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Mozart's Requiem: left unfinished

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart most famous portrait

5. Mozart's Requiem: left unfinished

Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor was composed in 1791 and was left unfinished at the time of his death. Mozart composed his Requiem with the belief it was for himself. The work was commissioned by an anonymous nobleman, who had intended to pass off the work as his own.

  1. Image 1: A Transverse Flute
  2. Image 2: Mozart's Family Portrait: Leopold Mozart, his wife, Maria Anna, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart playing the piano
  3. Image 3: French Horn
  4. Image 4: A still from The King's Speech
  5. Image 5: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart most famous portrait
  6. Image 6: Allegri
  7. Image 7: The Shawshank Redemption still
  8. Image 8: A Church Bell
  9. Image 9: An image of the planet Jupiter
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Mozart never completed his Requiem.

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Maria Anna and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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This image obtained from AP video shows a tag with the text ''K.L. Dachau'' seen through the f-holes of a Dachau-built instrument dubbed the ''violin of hope'' in Magyarpolány, Hungary, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Nikolett Csanyi)

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