Meaning Behind Mozart's Marriage Of Figaro-Overture

For this assignment, I had the challenge of analyzing the attributes and meaning behind Mozart’s Marriage Of Figaro - Overture. Something that I found very interesting was that there isn’t much repetition throughout the song. There are about 7 or 8 different ideas that are present in the entirety of the song, all very different from each other. It took me a little while to notice because all of the ideas fade into each other so masterfully.
To begin, the piece begins with a lot of instruments playing all at once to create a heavier, rich texture. There are very specific moments in which the sound from the accompanying instruments will fade out to a very singular texture, but the majority of the piece has lots of layers. You can tell that …show more content…
With the differences in melody and tempo, he was attempting to recreate specific feelings and emotions to pair with a story he was trying to tell. I noted that there was a feeling of contentedness at the beginning of the piece, and then the story transitioned to a more lively feeling or a sense of uncertainty for the audience. Hence the very vibrant texture and fast pace during specific sections of the music. The overall feeling that is expressed throughout the piece is one of joy and triumph, and that is evident near the end of the concert when the tempo increases and the pitch gets very high that the characters are now rejoicing. The value is in the journey that the piece takes the listener on. The Marriage of Figaro is clearly very popular, and I do know that it created a lot of buzz and success during its time in concert. With that being said, I do think that this piece could easily fit into today’s society. After doing a little bit of research I found out that part of this overture used in different films, a particular example being the movie Trading Places. So it clearly still creates a name for itself even if almost 300 years have passed since its