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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Symphony No. 40-Mozart Symphony No. 40 has been selected for this assignment largely for the fact that not a lot of essay papers were written over Mozart‚ along with Symphony No. 40 capturing the sadness of Mozart’s end in life. Even with the hardships Mozart was experiencing he was still able to produce this beautiful symphony. Symphonies that can introduce a more melancholy tone tend to rise to the top of the list for me. Why does Mozart reflect so much sadness in Symphony No. 40 after such a
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the greatest music composers who ever lived. His name and the word ’genius ’ are often bandied about together by music writers and critics and many would argue rightly so. Mozart had a fantastic ear for writing a catchy melody with perfect orchestral arrangement. His compositions have a rich and distinctive sound; it can be said that in his brief 35 years of life that he wrote a masterpiece in every genre of classical music without much apparent effort. Mozart had an innate
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Schematische analyse van de fuga XVI in g klein uit het Wohltemperierte Klavier‚ boek II 1 Expositie Episode 1 S A T B Thema (dux) Thema (comes) Contrasubject 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Legende: V. ctp. o.b.v. mot. & seq. = Vrij contrapunt op basis van motieven en sequenzen erte Klavier‚ boek II 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Thema Contrasubject V. ctp. o.b.v. mot. & seq. - Contrasubject V. ctp. o.b.v. mot. & seq. V. ctp. o.b.v. mot. & seq. Thema 17 Intern Divertimento Episode 2 V. ctp. o.b.v. mot
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Two of history’s greatest figures in the development of Classical style music during the eighteenth century were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn. Both men worked together and were very close friends while living in Vienna. Between the two‚ Joseph Hayden and Amadeus Mozart devoted much of their music for composing symphonies‚ minuets‚ librettos‚ sonatas‚ concertos‚ masses‚ oratorios and operas. While both men achieved popularity and status during their time‚ they also discovered that success
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A. History of Mozart’s Childhood and Adulthood Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria on January 27‚ 1756. His father‚ a skilled violinist and music teacher himself‚ encouraged his young son to play many instruments from the tender age of three; instruments ranging from the violin to the organ and beyond. By the age of five‚ Mozart had started composing music for himself. As a young man‚ Mozart travelled extensively throughout Europe‚ with his time spent in Vienna in the early 1770s being particularly
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Beethoven and Mozart Mozart and Beethoven were both famous musicians of the classical music‚ and they were considered to be geniuses‚ giant composers. There were some similarities and differences between them‚ so their fans and some experts often compared them each other. Be honest‚ I liked Beethoven’s better than Mozart‚ and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony was one my favorite musical compositions‚ nevertheless‚ I still considered Mozart was one of the best musicians in the history as well. Background
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Mozart to his wife‚ Constanze Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ one of the finest composers the world has ever known‚ had two great loves in his life; the first was music; and the second was Constanze Weber‚ whom he married in Vienna on August 4‚ 1782. She was 20‚ he was 26. By the time they married‚ Mozart’s life had already been a long succession of journeys in search of a patron who would free him from financial insecurity and allow him to devote all his energy to composing music. His concert
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Mozart Wolfgang was born on January 27‚ 1756‚ in Salzburg‚ Austria. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart learned the piano at the age of 3 . By the age of five‚ Mozart started composing his own music. Mozart was a musician capable of playing many instruments who started playing in public at the age of 6. Over the years‚ Mozart‚ composed hundreds of works that included sonatas‚ symphonies‚ masses‚ concertos and operas. When he was a young man‚ Mozart travelled through Europe. Mozarts first operas that
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box‚ that is when people start to notice‚ and that’s exactly what Mozart did. Although he was traditional in most ways‚ his pieces encaptured extreme sophistication‚ and exuberated effortless emotion. In every great artist‚ you can see a pattern of starting music at a young age‚ and with Mozart there is no difference. He had a natural talent with music. I was shocked to discover that at the age of 5‚ he wrote his first symphony‚ and was already capable of playing multiple instruments. His influence
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