Completion of Symphony No. 40

Date: July 25, 1788 • Location: Rome, Italy

Mozart completed his Symphony No. 40, one of his two extant symphonies in a minor key.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera and choral music. He is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.