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*[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] Symphony No. 40 in G minor, his penultimate symphony, and one of only two of his symphonies written in a minor key (the other, Symphony No. 25, was also in G minor)
 
*[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] Symphony No. 40 in G minor, his penultimate symphony, and one of only two of his symphonies written in a minor key (the other, Symphony No. 25, was also in G minor)
 
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's]] Symphony No. 5, perhaps the best-recognized classical work ever written.
 
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's]] Symphony No. 5, perhaps the best-recognized classical work ever written.
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*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's]] Symphony No. 9, with the choral "Ode to Joy" in the fourth movement. This piece was performed by Leonard Bernstein to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall, with the lyrics changed slightly to "Ode to Freedom".
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*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven's]] Symphony No. 9, with the choral "Ode to Joy" in the fourth movement. This piece was conducted by [[Leonard Bernstein]] to celebrate the fall of the Berlin wall, with the lyrics changed slightly to "Ode to Freedom".
 
*[[Antonin Dvorak|Dvořák's]] Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," with themes that have the flavor of black spirituals to them.<ref>Dvořák was not a musicologist, and, oddly, believed that "Negro" and "Indian" music were similar. He himself regarded the music as Indian-themed, with connections to ''The Song of Hiawatha.''</ref>
 
*[[Antonin Dvorak|Dvořák's]] Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," with themes that have the flavor of black spirituals to them.<ref>Dvořák was not a musicologist, and, oddly, believed that "Negro" and "Indian" music were similar. He himself regarded the music as Indian-themed, with connections to ''The Song of Hiawatha.''</ref>
  
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