Wolfgang Mozart was a composer during the classical period who composed over 600 pieces. Every since a youngster‚ Mozart showed that he was going to grow up to be a fine musician‚ writing his first composition when he was barely 6 years old. His work was very influential to other composers‚ but coming up he was influenced by other composers we have learned about in Music 101 such as Haydn and Bach. Mozart wrote many masterpieces‚ but the one we will be focusing on today is his Le Nozze di Figaro
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English Speech It was Albert Einstein who said that ’as an artist‚ or a musician‚ Mozart was not a man of this world’. His extreme talents enabled him to master a piano piece in half an hour at just 4 years old‚ write a symphony at five years old and complete writing his first full Opera at the age of 12. Was Mozart a genius or just a talented and hard working person? A scene in Amadeus the play written by Peter Shaffer uncovers Antonio Salieri’s realisation of Mozart’s Genius. This is discovered
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Erin R Eddins Mozart Symphonies 39‚ 40‚ 41 Performed by The Berlin Philharmonic‚ conducted by Sir Simon Rattle My first impressions of the conductor held fairly true throughout the performance. Sir Simon Rattle is perhaps the most enigmatic master of the baton I have had the pleasure of watching. This is quite an interesting observation‚ since he doesn’t use a baton. He stands in front of his orchestra‚ sans instrument himself‚ without even a podium or stand‚ and conducts using gestures‚ hand movements
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STYLE OF MOZART Mozart exemplified the Viennese Classical styles of elegance‚ balance‚ and sophistication. Through this he exemplified and expanded all Classical styles‚ such as the sonata form and the double-exposition sonata (which gave the solo-ist new material). He was able to be counterpuntal yet homorhythmic at the same time. He frequently used symmetry in his phrasing‚ like four-measure phrases‚ for example. He composed both diatonically and chromatically. He expanded the use of wind instruments
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The Classical Spirit as portrayed in Amadeus The Classical period of music was from 1750-1825. Mozart played a huge role as a great composer in this time. He took on new challenges and different possibilities for music in this era. Classicism of music did not mean that it was strictly traditional. A lot of composers‚ including Mozart experimented with different materials. He also used a lot of romantic elements in his music. The classical style is based off symmetry of four-bar phrases and usually
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Renzo Piano Renzo Piano was born on September 14‚ 1937 in Genoa‚ Italy‚ into a family of builders. He graduated from the school of Architecture‚ Milan Polytechnic in 1964. During his studies‚ he often worked under the design guidance of Franco Albini‚ but in his spare time he would work steadily at his fathers building shop. This is where he truly developed a love for the trade. Between the years 1965 and 1970 he worked with many great architects like‚ Louis I. Kahn‚ Z. S. Makowsky and Jean
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Moving a piano is not a simple errand‚ and it is not an assignment that ought to be attempted daintily. Not just are pianos substantial things to lift and move‚ you can bring about exceptional harm to your body‚ to encompassing items‚ and to the piano itself when you are unconscious of how to best move it starting with one place then onto the next; whether to another room or to another home altogether. In case you’re helping with moving the piano‚ here are a few tips to take after amid the moving
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The Mozart Effect For centuries‚ people have been captivated by the mysterious power of music. Anecdotal evidence suggested that music could help people in any number of ways; until recently‚ there was no evidence to back up these claims. Now‚ thanks to several scientific studies‚ we are better able to link music-related activities‚ such as playing instruments and listening to music‚ with learning. Several scientific studies have been able to link music-related activities‚ such as musical training
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The Piano Lesson Production The Piano Lesson‚ written by August Wilson and directed by Lou Bellamy is placed in the 1930’s and is about an African American family haunted by American slavery. The play mainly focuses on a piano that has been in this African American family for decades. The piano represents strength and courage. During the production not every single scene and line in the playwright was included in the production. It was not actually needed because the actors were really able
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Imagine being mentally tortured‚ beaten and starved to death? Imagine you were taken away from your family and raped till death? Shoe Horn Sonata is an impressive story of courage‚ hope‚ horror and friendship. This play is a tribute to commemorate the bravery of the women and to make their story of survival widely known. The historical context that the story has enables us to learn about the past events and to understand the true meaning of war and its consequences. The play draws on real events
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