Media Review: Mozart and the Whale Mozart and the Whale is a movie loosely based on the non-fiction book of the same name written by Jerry Newport. The main characters are Donald‚ played by Josh Hartnet‚ and Isabelle played by Radha Mitchell. The film follows the two main characters as they meet and build a relationship. It focuses on the normal ups and downs of a typical romance that is compounded by the fact that the lovers both have Asperger’s Syndrome. Asperger’s Syndrome is a pervasive
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Mozart and the Whale is loosely based on the true story of two people with Asperger’s syndrome‚ and tells the story of how they developed a relationship and eventually married. Nearly the entire cast is composed of characters with disabilities who have been joined together as a support group by the main character‚ Donald. Donald has Asperger’s syndrome and forms the group so he can have friends. Isabelle‚ who also has Asperger’s Syndrome‚ joins Donald’s group and the two have a lot in common. Most
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only one of the greatest composers of the Classical period‚ but one of the greatest of all time. Surprisingly‚ he is not identified with radical formal or harmonic innovations‚ or with the profound kind of symbolism heard in some of Bach’s works. Mozart’s best music has a natural flow and irresistible charm‚ and can express humor‚ joy or sorrow with both conviction and mastery. His operas‚ especially his later efforts‚ are brilliant examples
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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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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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William Suitt 9th grade band Final Essay: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 6/18/13 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27th‚ 1756; in Salzburg Austria. Born with the full name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart‚ he quickly shortened it to Wolfgang Mozart by his early teenage years. His father‚ Leopold Mozart‚ was the assistant concert master in the Salzburg royal court. While his mother‚ Anna Maria Pertl‚ was born into a family of
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ born on January 27th‚ 1756‚ was a gifted composer and musician. He’s considered one of the best‚ if not the best‚ composers. Mozart was an influential part of the Classical era. He influenced great composers such as Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. He was based in Europe and hailed from Slazburg‚ Austria. On November 14th‚ 1719‚ Mozart’s father‚ Leopold Mozart‚ was born. He was a greatly known musical pedagogue. Originally‚ Leopold was studying philosophy
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Something miraculous hovers above the music of Mozart. His elegant writing and his rich instrumental colors sound effortless. This deceptive simplicity is the secret of his art. Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria‚ the son of Leopold Mozart‚ an esteemed composer-violinist at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. The most extraordinarily gifted child in the history of music‚ he started to compose before he was five‚ and‚ with his talented sister Nannerl
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This article is about a marine mammal. For other uses‚ see Whale (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Whale Temporal range: 50–0Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Eocene – Recent North Atlantic right whales‚ mother and calf Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Eutheria Order: Cetacea Whale (origin Old English hwæl from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz) is the common name for various
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