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Also Known As	Nachtmusik

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musical form canzona intermezzo capriccio barcarolle cavatina quodlibet khayal clausula berceuse opera

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer

Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert

Austrian composer

Leó Weiner

Hungarian composer

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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