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Although Freud described himself as am ‘unmusical man’; psychoanalysis cannot be indifferent to music. In this paper, the phenomenon of laughter, humor, joke and play are explored from a psychoanalytic perspective. Music and psychoanalysis share certain theoretical concepts, processes, and structures. This article deals with a number of similarities between certain verbal and musical pleasure-producing mechanisms. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his operas were cited as Freud's favorites. Mozart displayed musical ability at a very early age. His compositions express the full range of emotions. In this paper, the author discussed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's compositions in terms of play and joke. It is suggested that although it is hard in some ways musical expression can be translated into aspects of life experiences, with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as the example of use of jokes in music, this article turns on his life and work.