Wolfgang Mozart Biography Pianist‚ Songwriter (1756–1791) Synopsis Born on January 27‚ 1756‚ in Salzburg‚ Austria‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musician capable of playing multiple instruments who started playing in public at the age of 6. Over the years‚ Mozart aligned himself with a variety of European venues and patrons‚ composing hundreds of works that included sonatas‚ symphonies‚ masses‚ concertos and operas‚ marked by vivid emotion and sophisticated textures. Budding Young Composer
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Special Circumstances Johnathan Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were both two extraordinary men that had a great influence in music from the past that still continues into the current present. Both of theses composers were well known in their time and had great schooling in the musical arts‚ which contributed much to their success-fulness in their careers as musicians. During the times of both Johnathan Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ the two composers impacted the musical world
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (December 16‚ 1770 – March 26‚ 1827) He was a German composer of Classical music‚ the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest of composers‚ and his reputation inspired – and in some cases intimidated – composers‚ musicians‚ and audiences who were to come after him. Beethoven’s first music teacher was his father‚ who worked as a musician in the Electoral court at Bonn. Beethoven’s
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Word Count 1‚045 The composer I chose is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for my composer report. The reason I chose this composer is because his life was very interesting to me. I learned things that didn’t know about him until we read about him in class. His life was so interesting that someone wrote a movie about him and several books have been written about his life and work as well. His work has made a lasting impression on the world and our society. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quintet No. 3 in C major‚ K. 515 Andrew McGuire Dr. Burkart MUSHIS 200 11/19/2012 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prodigy of his time‚ and arguable the greatest of all time. This paper will discuss an analysis of his third string quintet in C major‚ K. 515. Through this piece in Sonata Form we will dissect the exposition‚ the development‚ the recapitulation‚ and the coda; along with an analysis of the quintet we will briefly discuss parts of Mozart’s life‚ as well as
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Ingram Presented to: Ma’am Chesyl Momin Date: February 9‚ 2012 The Classical Era spanned roughly 80 years in music history and gave us 3 of the most famous composers of all time: Mozart‚ Beethoven and Haydn. The classical era spans roughly 80 years in music history during the 18th and 19th centuries and is often associated with the movement called the Age of Reason. It is defined by a return to symmetry and simplicity not only in
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Franz Joseph Haydn‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ and Ludwig Beethoven are each well known in the classic period of music; all three of the composer’s music continues to be played to this day‚ their music is composed from amateur to professional symphony orchestras throughout the entire world. Frank J oseph Haydn was a very successful composer from Austria who worked within the aristocratic system. He was the court composer for the Prince of Esterhazy in Austria for 30 years. He wrote music for every
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composers in the history of Western music‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was born on January 27‚ 1756‚ in Salzburg‚ Australia. His father‚ Leopold Mozart‚was a famous instructor and an esteemed composer violinist at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. Leopold and Anna Maria‚ his wife‚ stressed the importance of music to their children. By the age of four‚ Wolfgang could learn a piece of music in half an hour. By five‚ he started to compose his own music. Wolfgang composed very quick and wrote huge
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from Charlie Parker to Jimi Hendrix and in the way he transposed their intelligent funk to his canvases. Michel Basquiat - hardly innovative but well made - can brag of having the soundtrack of the year. Another [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] comparison is far more important. By the time Mozart died‚ aged 35‚ of various health complications in 1791‚ he ’d completed some 600 works‚ most of which occupy a place at the very pinnacle of classical music. "If (Basquiat) wanted to charm you he could be one of
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viola in chamber music has changed dramatically over time. By the end of the seventeenth century‚ while the violin had remained popular in chamber music‚ the viola was very much neglected. It was not until the end of the eighteenth century‚ when Mozart and Beethoven promoted the viola to a position of equality with the second violin and the cello in the string quartet‚ that the viola was given more interesting soloistic part-writing to play. The question then is: why did the viola fall out of favor
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