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Mozart Symphony No. 38, "Prague"

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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The Second Theme of Mozart's Symphony

Mozart has written an augmented chord where the fifth of the chord is raised, which makes the music float even more due to its open harmony. He then takes the tag that comes after this tune, and transforms it into a new theme itself. Some people believe that we are already up to four themes by this point in the exposition. I think it's a little bit simpler than that and that we really only have had one.

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