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- 21: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Perhaps the greatest musical genius who ever lived, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 27, 1756, the son of Leopold Mozart, concertmaster at the archiepiscopal court, and his wife, Anna Maria Pertl. Leopold Mozart was a successful composer and violinist, whose famous treatise on violin playing (Versuch Einer Grundlichen Violinschule) was first printed in 1756. ...
- 22: Masters Of The Vineese School
- The three prominent composers of the classical period were Franz Haydn, Wolfgang Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. These three composers together are known as the masters of the Viennese School. All three of them studied and composed their music in a time of experimentation. They examined the different ... the patronage system. He stayed with the family for almost thirty years. After leaving the Esterhazy family in1791 he visited England twice with great success. Franz Joseph Haydn died in Vienna in 1809. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in Austria. Mozart was a child prodigy. At the age of 5 he composed his first minuets and at age six he performed before the Empress Maria Therese. In 1763, led by his father Leopold, Mozart went ...
- 23: Beethoven
- ... spoke of him. Possibly because, despite the boy s needs, his father pushed him as a performing musician and therefore a source of income.(Cooper, 40) Even though Beethoven was not the child prodigy that Mozart was, he did exhibit an early expression of musical talent on the clavier. Beethoven s first concert is said to have been on March 26, 1778 in the musical academy room in the Sterngass the ... stay in Vienna was scheduled to last for some period of time so he would have ample time to become further educated. There were only two people that Beethoven admired in Vienna: Emperor Joseph and Mozart. It is not likely that he actually met the Emperor, for he was only in town four days after Beethoven s arrival. He did, however, meet Mozart. The meeting did not turn out to be everything that was expected. Mozart had just returned from Prague and was concerned with his father s poor health, not to mention his financial situation. Beethoven ...
- 24: Amadeus Anaylisis
- Amadeus The film Amadeus, directed by Milos Forman, written by Peter Schaffer, and under the musical direction of Neville Marriner, stars F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri, Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart. Amadeus begins as two servants find Salieri seconds after he has tried to commit suicide. He is rushed to the hospital where he is met by a priest. As Salieri begins his dark tale of deception and greed, the film explains the desire that Salieri has to be Mozart. His story tells of humor and sadness, marriage and death, sanity and insanity. As the movie continues, Mozart writes operas and symphonies and marries Constanze. The two share a wonderful life of wealth and ...
- 25: The play "Amadeus" is Mainly Concerned With the Destructive Nature of Jealousy
- ... is all too true, both in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus' and in life in general. However the play is also concerned with the destructive nature of ignorance and naivety. Salieri is jealous not just of Mozart's talent, but of the fact that God gave the talent to Mozart
spiteful, sniggering, conceited, infantine Mozart. He is envious of the vessel of God's laughter at the patron saint of mediocrity' as he had dubbed himself. Not only did God double-cross Salieri, but he did it using this ...
- 26: The play "Amadeus" is Mainly Concerned With the Destructive Nature of Jealousy
- ... is all too true, both in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus' and in life in general. However the play is also concerned with the destructive nature of ignorance and naivety. Salieri is jealous not just of Mozart's talent, but of the fact that God gave the talent to Mozart
spiteful, sniggering, conceited, infantine Mozart. He is envious of the vessel of God's laughter at the patron saint of mediocrity' as he had dubbed himself. Not only did God double-cross Salieri, but he did it using this ...
- 27: Mozarts Turkish Side
- Mozart's Turkish Side The 18th century was a period of unprecedented contact between Europeans and subjects of the Ottoman Empire, a situation that spilled over into all areas of society. "Turkish" customs and art became the popular rage in Vienna, as the fear of actual Ottoman a superior opera, with his creation of Die Enfuhrung aus dem Serail conquest abated. Mozart sought to tap into this current, and produce (The Abduction from the Seraglio). The work presents an interesting window into the Turkomania that existed at the time. Mozart incorporates Turkish music into the opera, and he also includes many of the prevailing stereotypes about Turks and all Moslems. While some of the caricatures may seem crude and/or offensive to current-day ...
- 28: Austria
- ... social day. Many well known people have come out of Austria. These people are famous for many things such as music, writing, and having a major impact on Austria. Born January 27, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Salzburg, Austria. By the age of six Mozart had become an accomplished performer on the clavier, violin, and organ. He was highly skilled in sight-reading and improvisation. There are five pieces composed by Mozart at the age of six that are still frequently played. In 1769 Mozart was appointed concertmaster to the archbishop of Salzburg, and later in that same year, at La Scala he was made a ...
- 29: Classical Genres
- ... movements has three parts, fast-slow-fast, just as rock does today. The most popular composers were able to have their symphonies performed in front of a huge audience that included kings and queens; Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven are the three composers that are best known for their symphonies. These are still popular today being performed in rock music, for example, Aerosmith's latest hit includes an orchestra that is playing ... second violins, a viola, and a cello. A quartet does not have a conductor like the symphony does, but they didn't need one because they weren't intended to be played for many people. Mozart and Haydn were known for having "jam sessions" in Mozart's apartment. An rarely known fact is that Haydn is the creator of this genre, not Mozart. Sonatas are multi-movement works that are for a solo instrument or an instrument with accompaniment that ...
- 30: Joseph Hyden
- ... the classical period. He is often called the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, and he founded what is known as the Viennese classical school, which consisted of himself, his friend, Wolfgang Mozart, and his pupil, Ludwig van Beethoven. During his lifetime, he produced a mind-boggling amount of music. He lived from the end of the baroque period to the beginning of the romantic period, and presided ... for The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour from the Cross, upon a request from the priest of the cathedral in Cadiz. During his lifetime, Haydn became friends with a great contemporary of his, namely, Mozart. They most likely met each other in 1781, and remained friends until Mozart's death in 1791. Haydn recognized the immense talent of the younger virtuoso, and gave his advice and criticism to Mozart, who valued Haydn's opinion higher than any other's. The two confided ...
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