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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Questions about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an extremely talented Austrian composer during the Classical Period. Although he led a short life, he certainly made an impact in the history of music.
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What age did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart start playing the violin?
Beethoven was a virtuoso pianist, and wrote much of his early music for his own performances. He was also instructed by a relative in playing the violin and viola. From age 7 to about 9 his father tried to exploit him as a Wunderkind, as Mozart's father had done with Wolfgang. It is not clear whether he performed on violin or only on piano during those appearances, and by age 9 they were over.
Where did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart attend middle school?
They didn't classify school grades so much in Mozart's day. There was no Elementary, Middle or High School ... it was just "school", usually taught at home by parents or relatives, although there were universities specializing in various subject matters.
no one, he didn't need any teaching: he could already play
Mozart was born into a musical family. As was the custom in that day, children often assumed the musical roles of their parents, who were also their tutors.
Mozart's first teacher in music was his father, Leopold.
What are the names of Mozart's songs?
Mozart composed symphonies and concertos which are not exactly the same thing as songs, and they generally have numbers instead of names, for example, Piano Concerto #12. However, there is one that has a name, the Rondo a la Turko, which I find to be particularly charming.
Was mozarts no 41 symphony a string orchestra?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 41 in C major was completed on August 10, 1788. It was the last symphony that he composed.
What are the release dates for The Musical Genius of Mozart McFiddle - 2006?
Pamina Hysteria in Mozart's Magic Flute - 2006 was released on:
USA: 13 July 2006 (Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival)
Who wrote The Marriage Of Figaro Overture?
The music was by Mozart. The play was by Pierre Beaumarchais.
no, but he died in early age... (like 30's, i believe) Mozart died at the age of 35 in 1791. He was born in 1756.
What is the name of the piece of music Mozart wrote when he was dying?
the name of the piece of music he began to write when he started dying was called the Requiem and after a short amount of time he started to convince himself that this was his own death music. he continued on this piece of music until he died and never finished it. the last 3 sections of the Requiem were completely lacking when he died and one of his pupils Franz Sussmayer ended up finishing it.
He was just a couple of measures into another symphony.
Which forms of music did Mozart compose?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer of the Classical Period -
Born - 27th of January, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria
Died - 5th of December, 1791 in Vienna, Austria
Mozart married Constanze Weber, the younger sister of his first love, Aloysia, who had turned him down.
Major works include - 4 Operas, 21 Piano concertos, 5 Violin concertos, Concertos for clarinet and other wind instruments, 41 Symphonies, 24 String quartets and other chamber music, 17 Masses.
Genres - Opera, Symphonies, Piano concertos, String quartets, Church music.
Mozart was a child prodigy who taught himself to compose. He had already composed several smaller compositions and his first symphony by the age of eight. He was also influenced by the work of composer Johann Christian Bach, who befriended Mozart as a child in London in 1764-5, and no doubt taught him some finer points regarding composition. Mozart became friends later with Josef Haydn, and each had some influence upon the other's musical style.
Who composed the music and who wrote the words to the opera Cosi Fan Tutti?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the music and Lorenzo da Ponte was the librettist for the opera Cosi fan tutte (note the spelling of the last word :)
The title means something like "That's what they all do" where the "they" is feminine (that's why the word needs the "e" ending rather than the "i", which would be masculine). Thus, "That's what all women do" :)
Mozart's finest German opera was?
Mozart's finest and probably most famous German opera was The Magic Flute.
Where did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart start being a musican?
Mozart came from a very musically-inclined family. His father Leopold was Vice-Kappellmeister (concert master) to the court in Salzburg, and it was natural that he would raise his two surviving children to play and compose music as well. Both children were talented musicians, but Wolfgang's older sister, Nannerl, was discouraged from utilising her creative talents.
Leopold trained his son intensively in playing both the violin and klavier/piano right from the time his son was a toddler, and he actively pursued opportunities to show off his son's talents. Young Wolfgang Amadeus was paraded as a "wunderkind", a wonder-child or prodigy, and being so young (and somewhat small in stature, due in part to frequent illnesses) he was received with great favour at the courts of the nobility and aristocrats.
Until the 19th century music was considered to be a trade rather than an artistic calling and was simply handed on from father to son, so most composers born before about 1800 had parents or other close relatives who were musicians (eg Bach, Mozart and Beethoven). One of Mozart's two surviving sons also became a composer, although he wasn't famous.
What styles did Mozart compose music in?
Mozart was a true Classical composer, and his style can be defined as simple, harmonious and melodious.
How were Beethoven and Mozart similar and connected?
They were both composers during the Classical era, and both were symbolic of that era. At one point, Beethoven was travelling to Vienna to meet Mozart, who was fourteen years older than Beethoven, but was forced to return home after his mother was taken-ill. If the two had met then there's no way of knowing what the two could have achieved.
