Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

likely not have become a famous musician if it were not for the funds provided by the patronage.In addition to the financial support, the Church or patron the musician worked for would provide stable work, housing, and food. For example, “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart worked under Joseph II, son of Maria Theresa and brother to Marie Antoinette,…

successful composers have been forgotten. However, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is not one of them. His name and his reputation have lived on through the centuries. In his 35 years of life Mozart composed over 600 with many still listened to today. He is famous for big symphonies, operas, music sung by quires, music on the piano, and much more. Mozart’s talents are endless and he has been a huge influence in classical music and still inspires people today. Mozart was born on January 27th, 1756 in…

January 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria in Salzburg. Mozart began his career as one of the most celebrated child prodigies in eighteen-century Europe. With his father Leopold being a highly respected composer and violinist Mozart discovered his interest in music. At the age of 4, his father, Leopold taught him minuets which Mozart played effortlessly. By the time he was 5, Mozart was able to compose small pieces. In his very early career, Mozart and his…

The classical era was a time of social unrest within society; in result, musicians were effected and began to evolve to better fit into the workforce. Composers and musician such as, Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn were the front runners of the changes in society. These dominate composers—and less well known composers—seen social changed in the following aspect the rise of the patronage system and freelancing to support themselves and , the rise of the middle class and the rise of amateur musicians…

One of the top musician is named Ian Anderson. He was born on the 10th of August, 1947 at Dunfermline, United Kingdom and has one child named Gael Anderson. His musical group is called Jethro Tull which is a rock band. Andante in C major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1778 is a famous orchestral music piece. The flute plays beautifully besides the piano and is the main instrument of the song. The flute sounds smooth, dramatic and some parts cheeky. Cheeky means the flute is playing…

Wolfgang Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. He was a talented musician who was skilled in playing numerous instruments. Shockingly, he started playing for the public at the early age of 6. Mozart penned numerous of works, varying from sonatas, symphonies, concertos and operas. Mozart was able to achieve a lot of things in his operas. He is known for his incredible gift in combining music and…

Musical Development through the Ages Music has been utilized for much longer than many have thought. Research has found musical instruments dating all the way back to the Paleolithic era (ca. 50.000 to 10.000 BC). Although anything performed at this time was lost to time. Upon the creation of writing methods were devised for the recording of musical pieces. The Greek civilization invented all of the major instruments families, including strings, flutes, reeds, brass, and drums.(1) Greeks…

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Beethoven was one of the world’s greatest composers and pianist. Beethoven was self-educated and had high morals. In his younger years of life he played for Mozart. Mozart knew Beethoven was something special. At the age of twelve Beethoven composed his first composition. Before Beethoven turned twenty two he moved to Vienna, Austria to study Haydn, where he spent the remainder of his life. He made a public…

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…

the viola when he was only five years old. At the age of ten he dropped out of school to study music and his first compositions were composed when he was twelve years old. He was attempting to follow in the steps of Mozart as his father had always wished. He never got to meet Mozart but he did find success as a composer in Vienna. Beethoven suffered a tragedy and became deaf. His ninth symphony which premiered in 1824 in thought of as one of the best composed musical pieces in western music.…