Amadeus

of music began to evolve such as the concerto, sonata and the symphony, these new styles were created to dazzle and impress the audience. The Classical Era was dominated by the unbelievable talents of three composers. Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, each composer influenced the world of music for generations to come. The Classical period was a time where the most important stylistic advances…

Audrey Ulmer Honors Music Ms. Vicki Fox May 16, 2016 The Life and Music of Mozart Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, known as an adult as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born January 27, 1756 to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. The last of their two children to survive infancy, he and his sister Maria Anna- also known as Nannerl- were noted to be musically skilled from a young age. Mozart had learned to play piano at the age of three and by the age of five he had begun to compose…

Haydn’s “Baby-Stage” Sonata When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart focused on opera composition and Ludwig von Beethoven experimented innovations in various musical forms, Joseph Haydn was greatly responsible for the invention and refinement of sonata form in the classical period . His earliest sonatas, dedicated to Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, feature galant style, and reveal Haydn’s growth as a composer in his early years. Among these pieces, Haydn piano sonata in F major, Hob. XVI: 23 shows a very solid…

While cheerful and bright melodies are used to represent Mozart’s early years in his short lives, the prelude of the opera “Don Giovanni” composed by Mozart after the death of Leopold Mozart – Mozart’s father – indicates the relationship between Mozart and Leopold and shows the process how Salieri set his scheme foreshadowing the death of Mozart. First of all, the opera “Don Giovanni” suggests the abnormal relationship between Mozart and his father. In the film, Mozart is illustrated as a…

Form serves as an organizing agent for composers. Pick a time period and form we have studied in the first four weeks and explain how we expect the music from that category to behave. I chose to discuss the classical period of the eighteen century. The form that I chose is the sonata form. During the eighteens music changed from the baroque era to the classical period. The change brought a change in style. During the late baroque era music was complex and sophisticated. The music consisted of a…

notes is the program and the choice of pieces; some are great piano repertoire and while one of them is an orchestrated piece. Starting off the concert with a bang, the piece “Sonata No. 12 in F Major K.332” composed by the young maestro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, really brings out the musicianship in all of us. The movements in this piece represent a good form and analysis of sonata form in music counterpoint.…

flooding and disaster but, after it everything returns to normal and the calmness will come. This is because a bad season or a moment in our life cannot last forever. Based on that principle, I interpret the overture of Don Giovanni composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The piece has three fundamental elements that contribute to the understanding of the changing moments in someone's life. The first element is harmony, which is chromatic or dissident in the starting part of the piece. Next, a…

The recital choir concert was located at the Swope Music Building. The Swope Music Building is a venue around our campus where most of the music concert performances are performed. In my opinion, the building looks like a combination between a concert venue and traditional movie theaters known today. Surprisingly, the audience was filled with college students from West Chester University. I was a little shocked to see my fellow classmates from our music appreciation online class. It felt great…

given, take it with a grain of salt, and imagine what it could have been like to see Mozart work. One such piece especially shrouded in mystery is The Marriage of Figaro, or Le nozze di Figaro. This four act opera buffa was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1786 and based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais called La folle journe’e, ou le Mariage de Figaro. Figaro’s story was originally banned…

Zoya Alikhan Humanities 1101 Professor Clifford October 25th, 2017 Reflection on “The Joy of Mozart” Video 1. In the video, “The Joy of Mozart,” the radio presenter Tom Service learns about the life of a man named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was one of the greatest Austrian composers of the classical era. He composed operas, concertos, symphonies, sonatas, masses, and chamber music. Service travels from London to Vienna and Salzburg and visits the cities where Mozart lived and…