Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Research Paper
History:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. He was born into a musical family being the son of a successful composer, violinist and assistant concert master. He learned at the young age of three how to play the piano and by the age of five had mastered multiple instruments. At the young age of six he was touring European concert halls and opera houses dazzling the audiences with his works that included sonatas, symphonies, masses, concertos and operas, marked by vivid emotion and sophisticated textures. His timing to erupt into the classical music scene was perfect because the music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods were transitioning toward more full-bodied compositions with complex instrumentation which played into Mozart’s genius musical talents. Mozart is considered to be prodigy and one of the most talented musical composers of all time producing over 600 pieces of work. Mozart died in Vienna, on December 5, 1791. …show more content…
Molto Allegro. The reason I chose this piece is because I’m not all too familiar with classical music (Although I do like to listen to Pandora’s Classical Music for studying station.) and this is a piece I’ve heard before and can relate too due to its popularity from background music for television commercials and a being constantly played on my new favorite Pandora station. The piece was completed July 25th in 1788 and has been described as one of Mozart’s most passionate and dramatic pieces with an emotional
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. He was born into a musical family being the son of a successful composer, violinist and assistant concert master. He learned at the young age of three how to play the piano and by the age of five had mastered multiple instruments. At the young age of six he was touring European concert halls and opera houses dazzling the audiences with his works that included sonatas, symphonies, masses, concertos and operas, marked by vivid emotion and sophisticated textures. His timing to erupt into the classical music scene was perfect because the music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods were transitioning toward more full-bodied compositions with complex instrumentation which played into Mozart’s genius musical talents. Mozart is considered to be prodigy and one of the most talented musical composers of all time producing over 600 pieces of work. Mozart died in Vienna, on December 5, 1791. …show more content…
Molto Allegro. The reason I chose this piece is because I’m not all too familiar with classical music (Although I do like to listen to Pandora’s Classical Music for studying station.) and this is a piece I’ve heard before and can relate too due to its popularity from background music for television commercials and a being constantly played on my new favorite Pandora station. The piece was completed July 25th in 1788 and has been described as one of Mozart’s most passionate and dramatic pieces with an emotional