Vienna Secession

More symphonies and divertimentos followed through the summer of 1773. Then Leopold, seeking again a better situation for his son than the endless tours and performances at the Salzburg court, took his son to Vienna. While Wolfgang did not receive any job offers during his stay in Vienna, he became greatly influenced by the Viennese music. He produced a set of six string quartets in the capital, showing in them his knowledge of Haydn’s recent Opus 20 and a more intellectual approach to the…

altogether when he was 16. Adolf dreamed of becoming an Artist in the years of his prime. When he was not accepted into the school of arts he went into a deep state of depression and isolated himself from everyone he knew and loved. He had moved to Vienna in 1907 when he was 19 after his mother had died. 1913 When he was only 24 years of age, Hitler went to Munich after World War I started in 1914. As he had received awards for being…

Tanner Harmsen Ms. Bromley October 2, 2016 Artist Essay Paul Klee Paul Klee was a German and Swiss artist best known for his amount of art influenced by expressionism, surrealism, and cubism. Paul Klee was born in Munchenbuchsee, Switzerland, on December 18, 1879. He was involved and influenced by many artistic movements, including cubism, surrealism, and expressionism. He taught in Germany until 1933. His family then fled to Switzerland, where he died on June 29, 1940. In his early life he…

Adolf Hitler On April 20, 1889, Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Austria. His parents were Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl, and he was the fourth of six children born. While growing up, Hitler became interested in the career of fine art. Hitler’s father did not approve of his interest in fine art, so he and his emotionally sharp father often fought. In 1900, Hitler became isolated and quiet after the death of his younger brother, Edmund. By rejecting…

His father did not agree with Adolf’s aspirations of becoming a painter. After the death of his brother, Edmund in 1900, Adolf shut himself down and detached from his family. His father died in 1903, and he decided to drop out of school. He left for Vienna after his mother’s death in 1907, and became a casual laborer and painter. He attempted to join multiple art schools, but all denied him. After the art school fiasco, Hitler, moved to Munich during the the outbreak of the First World War. He…

Samuel Barber, who is an American composer, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. In a very young age, Barber was very fond of music, and demonstrated a certain musical talent. Barber wrote his first song at the age of seven and tried to write his first musical at the age of ten. At the age of twelve became an organist, and at the age of fourteen entered the Curtis Institute of Music learning piano, music and composer. When Barber was eighteen or so, he became a composer. At the same time met the…

In the Classical era an amazing composer was born in Salzburg, Austria; His name was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was brought into the world on January 27, 1756. Most people just know him as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but he was also known as Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart has been classified as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. The story and history behind the composer is just fantastic and interesting, He had a rough time as he grew older but…

Scripted interview Interviewer: Today we will be interviewing a gentleman that has forged a name for him self in the realm of music. He has created every thing from sonatas, fugues, quartets, sonnets, and operas. He has also traveled all across Europe playing some of the most renowned places such as the Sistine Chapel. Ladies and gentleman I give you Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart: Thank you, thank you it a pleasure to be hear. Interviewer: So let’s start simple, and go all the way back to…

Colonel Redl depicts a young man who is patriotic, ambitious and loyal towards the Habsburg Empire. Born to a poor but loyal Galician family Redl is able to receive a promotion in the military where he is eventually assigned a position as War Minister then made head of the intelligence division due to his ambition and loyalty to the state. However, in his early years he is sent to a military school far from Galicia where he is born, forced to leave his family and taught military education which…

1.Who was Johann Winckelmann, and what was his importance in the history of art? Johann Winckelmann was a German scholar who believed classical art triumphed over “natural” art that was popular in his time (Kleiner 784). He published works like History of Ancient Art (1764) which details different classical art works. However, the thing that set this piece apart from those before him is the fact that he organized less by biography and more by subject, style, and period (Kleiner 784) .…