Months before he died, though still ill, he continued to compose, he was optimistic about his future and wrote “Masonic Cantata and directed it’s performance on November 18th” (less than a month before his death). After this he was then bedridden (when you are confined you to your bed until you get better). Then, Mozart got better for a day, then died two days later (Britannica). Even though he held a major role in the Classical era, and even later on in history, he was buried in a common unmarked grave with no headstone, also they did not really give him a proper funeral. According to the BBC for famous people, they state Mozart left us 41 symphonies, funny operas, serious opera, formal church music, and other amazing pieces.…
The movies Groundhog Day, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Star Trek-Insurrection, and There’s Something About Mary are all very well known, but differ immensely in several aspects. With that being said, there is one thing that all these movies have in common; they all feature compositions from the eighteenth-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This review will cover the life of Mozart, his education, his compositions, and his musical achievements. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg (which is now a city in Austria) and passed away on December 5, 1791 at the age of 35. His father, Leopold Mozart, was a composer; his mother was Anna Maria Mozart.…
It is fascinating to see this story of Mozart through the eyes of someone else. While there is a great deal of the movie that is made up and based on false rumors, it is still very interesting. Even though it was part of the story that wasn’t true, I found myself feeling really sorry for Mozart at the end of the movie. I thought it was really sad to see him when he was sick, and then to have Salieri there with him, knowing that Salieri wanted him to die so he could finally get some recognition. It seemed that Mozart did care about his opinion and that Mozart thought he was his friend when he really wasn’t.…
On November 3, 2015 I sat in the red velvet stadium seating of the west campus performance hall for the performance of Isaac Bustos and Mariana Gariazzo. Both performers are faculty of the Texas A&M Performance Studies department. The pieces performed varied from solo pieces and duet performances. The theme of the presentation was titled “the influence of folk music in classical repertoire”. The pieces performed included: Prelude 1 and 2 of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasilerias #5 by Heitor Villa-lobos, Entr’act by Jacques Ibert, and three pieces from Astor Piazolla Bordel 1900, Café 1930, and Nightclub 1960.…
A lighthearted, enthusiastic, lively, and energetic mood filled the atmosphere at the Mozart Festival presentation in Houston, Texas. The moderate sized crowd consisted of mostly older persons with a few young adults and children sprinkled in here and there. From the very moment I walked in, warm and amiable people welcomed my father and I into the building and I saw the performers having upbeat conversations with members of the audience. I had the opportunity to interview one of these friendly musicianss clad in black, Don Burell. I learned Don began learning to play the viola at the tender age of nine years old, managed to get past the growing pains in high school, but did not become skilled at playing his designated instrument until his twenties.…
Much like many of the popular songs we hear today in the radio. The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a composer whose music would live to profoundly impact the way classical music was composed. And classical music will forever live to inspire many composers and songwriters around the world. His music presented a bold expression, often times complex and dissonant, are required high technical mastery from the musicians who performed it. due to the fact that his works remained…
Symphony No. 40, g minor, K. 550, I I decided to do Mozart Symphony as my first choice because, it is one great performance as he creates a beautiful tone and melody. It is a very fun tune as well. What I liked about this piece of song is the way the beat sounds.…
Two of the composers that lived during this period are Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These men are very influential in the area of classical music. Some different features of Mozart and Beethoven are their backgrounds, their completed compositions, and their styles. First of all, Beethoven and Mozart both grew up in loving homes that supported their desire to play music.…
Mozart is often referred to as the greatest classical pianist of all time. As mentioned before, at five years old he playing piano better than many grown men. He had also nearly mastered the violin as well as began composing his own music. Five years old – just let that sink in. Beethoven also achieved virtuosity on the piano but it took him until about his early 20’s to start getting recognition.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is perhaps the most popular composer of the classical period. He has composed over 600 works which includes some of the most famous and loved pieces of multiple styles of music. Mozart was considered a prodigy and certainly set the standard higher for generations of musicians that come after him.…
This all happened in a matter of 5 weeks. Mozart enjoyed performing as he felt that he had a unique connection with his audience who were “given the oppritunity of wittnessing the transformation and perfection of a major musical genre.” As said by Maynard Soloman, a Mozart…
The most influential composer thus far in this course is Ludwig van Beethoven in my opinion. Beethoven only lived to the young age of fifty-six but was very much revered at the time of his death. Beethoven’s musical performances began as early as the age of eleven but just in his twenties he began to lose his hearing however, he never stopped working to achieve his artistic goal even with this affliction. For Beethoven, the goal was to make the listener feel an emotion while listening to his music. He was considered a master of the large scale forms (Sonata and Symphony)…
On January 27, 1756, Salzburg, Austria was graced with the birth of one of the most influential composers of the Classical Music Era; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Parents; Leopold and Maria Mozart struggled to have a son, making Wolfgang the only sole surviving son. Leopold was a successful composer, violinist and concert assistant. Wolfgang’s older sister, Maria Anna was taught by their father to play piano. Through observation and fascination at the young age of 3 Wolfgang began to master the concepts of chords and melodies.…
Both Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were the representative composers of the Classical music which had far-reaching influence of the future generation. The achievements of Haydn symphony are extremely high, and Mozart made outstanding contribution on opera and piano concertos. There are stylistic similarities and differences in these two composers. I will illustrate the life experience, form, and performance characteristics by using Haydn Keyboard Sonata Hob.50 in C major and Mozart Keyboard Sonata K.333 in B-flat Major to demonstrate it. Life Experience Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Haydn as a great Austrian artist has a very broad area in composition, like piano trio, string quartet, symphony and so on.…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the very famous and well known composers in the music history. He was just five years of age when he began making music. During his lifetime, he wrote numerous sonatas, concertos, symphonies, and few operas for the music industry. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major is his most famous piano concerto. Similarly, Ludvig Van Beethoven is another well known composer, who had given numerous famous piano and violin concertos, ensembles, string quartets, and sonatas to the music industry.…