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Salieri On the page it lookedNothingThe beginning simple almost comicJust a pulseBassoons basset hornsLike a rusty squeezeboxAnd then suddenlyHigh above itAn oboeA single note hanging there
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Amadeus

On the page it looked nothing. The beginning simple, almost comic. Just a pulse. Bassoons...

Antonio Salieri:
On the page it looked nothing. The beginning simple, almost comic. Just a pulse. Bassoons and basset horns, like a rusty squeezebox. And then suddenly, high above it, an oboe. A single note, hanging there, unwavering. Until a clarinet took over and sweetened it into a phrase of such delight! This was no composition by a performing monkey! This was a music I'd never heard. Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing, it had me trembling. It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God

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Salieri On the page it looked
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Nothing
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The beginning simple almost comic
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Just a pulse
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Bassoons basset horns
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Like a rusty squeezebox
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And then suddenly
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High above it
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An oboe
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A single note hanging there unwavering
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A clarinet took it over
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Sweetened it into a phrase of such delight
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This was no composition by a performing monkey
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This was a music I had never heard
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Filled with such longing such unfulfillable longing
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It seemed to me I was hearing the voice of god
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Duration
78 seconds
Views
2,819
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:54
Uploaded
Mar 10, 2026
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Production
The Saul Zaentz Company

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Movie Summary

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.

Actors

F. Murray Abraham
Antonio Salieri