Mozart Symphony 5

For this particular essay I chose to attend a concert program of Wolfgang Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 in G minor. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an exceptionally talented and influential music composer during the Classical Era. Mozart was so talented at composing music that he began performing pieces in front of European aristocracy at just age 5! He also composed his first symphony at the age of 9. This level of talent is one of the primary reasons I chose to attend a Mozart performance. Furthermore, Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 represents the standard classical sonata form and consists of 4 movements: the Allegro con brio in G minor, andante in E-flat major, menuetto and trio in G minor, and Allegro in G minor as well. The instruments included throughout
Mozart’s melodies throughout each piece of this symphony are about as classical in form as it gets. The overall purpose of melodies in classical form is to written in repetitive numbers. Most listeners would identify such repetitiveness after listening to the symphony a single time. The obviousness of the repetitive melodies is not a weakness of composing skills, however. This just means it is true to classical sonata form. Most pieces in the classical era were also primarily instrumental. This is true, especially in Mozart’s Symphony No 25, because the piece itself depicts actual instrumentation. In all fairness, this was Mozart’s preferred
Once he gained popularity, Mozart began composing and performing his music in front of aristocratic audiences in Salzburg, Austria. He then grew restless and decided to travel abroad while also continuing to compose his famous works of art. Mozart eventually settled in Vienna where he began to produce arguably some of his greatest music. In Vienna he regularly visited the court of Emperor of Joseph II. Each of the aristocratic audiences would have experienced such a performance at either auditoriums or courts. Audiences of modern day listen to these performances in a similar way as well. Modern day performances as large as a symphony would typically be held in larger auditoriums or facilities. Smaller symphonies will usually perform in concert halls or venues. However, the way modern day audiences listen to symphonies and concerts alike is quite different. I feel as if most audiences of today do not necessarily appreciate the significance of a symphony as much as audiences may have in the 18th century. This is possibly due to the variety of forms of entertainment in today’s modern society as compared to the society of several hundred years