Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born January 27‚ 1756 as the seventh child of a musical family. Mozart’s mother and father’s names were Anna Maria and Leopold. Leopold was a musician with ambition while Anna Maria has a good sense of humor to balance him out. They had seven children‚ but only 2 lived beyond infancy (Wolfgang and his older sister Maria Anna). He was born in Salzburg‚ or modern day Austria. Mozart’s father was a successful violinist and renowned composer of the
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and Mozart: Setting the Record Straight By A. Peter Brown "For the respect his works have commanded of musicians‚ and the popularity they have enjoyed among wider audiences‚ he is probably the most admired composer in the history of Western music." With this appraisal the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians‚ published in 1980‚ begins its magisterial article on Beethoven. More than a decade later one might not apply this statement to the Teutonic Goliath but to the David of Mozart. Not
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The joy of leaving Salzburg forVienna seems to have been musically inspiring‚ and the next few years wereprolific‚ not least in the composition of piano concertos: Mozart wrote 12between 1784 and 1786. The influence of J C Bach on Mozartwas significant. The two had met in London in 1764‚ when Mozart was still aboy. In 1772‚ Mozart created his first three piano concertos by rearrangingthree of J C Bach’s sonatas. Beyond the concerto structure‚ the detail ofMozart’s music suggests Bach’s influence
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My book report is from the biography of Mozart written by Robert W. Gutman. It was illustrated by the Jacket art courtesy of Music Lovers Society and was published by Harcourt Brace and Company. It was printed in New York City and the year of publication was 1999. Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria‚ the son of composer‚ musical author‚ and violinist‚ Leopold Mozart and his wife‚ Anna Maria Pertl. His given names were Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus‚ the last of which is Gottlieb in German
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Jupiter is composed primarily of gaseous and liquid matter. It is the largest of four gas giants as well as the largest planet in the Solar System with a diameter of 142‚984 km at its equator. The density of Jupiter‚ 1.326 g/cm3‚ is the second highest of the gas giant planets. The density is lower than any of the four terrestrial planets. Jupiter’s upper atmosphere is composed of about 88–92% hydrogen and 8–12% helium by percent volume or fraction of gas molecules. Since a helium atom has about
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I. Work Analysis Being an admirer of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ I chose to analyze Mozart ’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor. An early analyst and critic of Mozart ’s music‚ Otto Jahn called the Symphony No. 40 "a symphony of pain and lamentation." Another critic said it was "nothing but joy and animation" (Kramer 480). While these two remarks may be used as extreme ways to interpret the symphony‚ its character and mood are captivating and touching. The standard instrumentation for this piece
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The Houston Symphony is an orchestra from Houston. On May 29th the Houston Symphony performed the third part of their trilogy “The Cosmos” at Jones Hall. The first half of the performance had three movement 1. Intrada: Allegro maestoso‚ 2. Capriccio: Notturno e Arioso: Vivace‚ and 3. Passacaglia‚ Toccata e Corale: Andante con moto-Allegro giusto- Molto Allegro-Presto. For the second movement they performed a four movement piece “Symphony No. 9 in E minor‚ Opus 9 (From New World)”. The first part
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It’s amazing to think how Jupiter got its name. The ancient Romans most powerful god‚ was named Jupiter. They believed he ruled the heavens. In one way‚ the planet Jupiter also rules the Solar System. It is bigger than all the other planets combined! Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. So‚ if you travel to Jupiter‚ you would travel away from the sun. As you get closer to this beautiful planet‚ you will see the planet covered in orange‚ brown‚ and white stripes. These stripes are actually made
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Jupiter and Semele 19th century French painter Gustave Moreau was an artist highly regarded for his intricate use of images based on myth and legends to create very symbolic and often haunting paintings. Moreau was quoted saying: "I love my art so much that I shall only be happy when I can practice it for myself alone." In a time when many artists choose to paint classical mythological subjects as if it were a proper education in Greek and Latin‚ Moreau was developing his own unusual and personal
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University of Santo Tomas España‚ Manila General Education Department Convergence of Purposeful Listening and Song Criticism in Train’s DROPS OF JUPITER In partial fulfillment of the preliminary requirements of the course Oral Communication in Context Submitted by: Cases‚ Paul Jonathan Liamzon‚ Kristian Liwanag‚ Gian Carlo Malapira‚ Arvin Louise Navarro‚ Mike Leslie Nuestro‚ Angela Joyce Sinon‚ Girlie Phoebie Watabe‚ Jun 2A18 Submitted to: Ms. Francis Clare B. Baltazar M.A.Ed. (Date)
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