The piece selected is the first movement of Mozart's 40th Symphony, composed in 1788. Although one of Mozart's more famous works, it is easy to see how it embodies Schopenhauer's understanding of music. For Schopenhauer, art was the only escape from the mundane "wills" that humans could have access to. Music was an art to trump all arts; its wordless sounds bring about rapture and quietude, releasing our mortal souls from our never-ending craving and desire.  Music, in Schopenhauer's eyes, was the only means to catch a glimpse of the Will, that irrational, sublime driving force which is the instigator of all existences in the universe. Mozart's first symphony entices, seduces, and sweeps the listener away into an oblivion where only the tranquil resonance of his music exists. The first symphony has not lost its power to reach our souls as humans, even after hundreds of years. The wonderful harmony of his music puts our hearts at rest and for a moment, or however long the piece lasts, we can forget our mundane desires and be fully intoxicated by the blend of sounds.