Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBryan Marshall
Early Life
▪ Born: January 27, 1756▪ Family– Parents: Leopold and Maria Mozart– Siblings: Maria Anna Mozart
▪ Born in Salzburg Austria
Traveling
▪ Started traveling at 13▪ Traveled to Italy– Lasted from 1769-1773
▪ While traveling:– Rewrote the score Miserere from memory– Wrote two opera’s: Mitridate and Lucio– Wrote a Serenata and String Quartet
Asst. Concert Master
▪ Ordained Asst. Concert master in 1773 – Was only 17
▪ Wrote five violin concertos– His only violin concertos
▪ Wrote first piano concerto– No. 9 E flat major
Growing tired
▪ Left home town in 1777– Traveled with Mother Anna
▪ No success in finding work– Great opportunities, no luck
▪ Mother Anna Maria Dies– July 3 1778
The Imperial Court
▪ Returned home in 1778▪ Continued creating– Symphonies– Sacred works
▪ Opera was his main focus– Ideomeneo huge success
▪ Income▪ Taught Music, composed and preformed for locals
▪ Imperial Court– Met wife Constanze Weber.
Family Ties
▪ Marriage– August 04, 1782
▪ Kids– Six kids
▪ Famine-Only 2 of the 6 children survived
▪ Success– The abduction from seraglio
▪ Bach and Handel– The Magic Flute & Symphony #41
Beginning Catalog
▪ 1780’s– 22 concerts in 5 weeks– Began cataloging his music
▪ Lived lavishing lifestyle▪ Change in taste– Imperial Court favored Antonio
Salieri
▪ Worked with Lorenzo Da Ponte– The Marriage Of Figar– Don Giovanni
Highs and Lows
▪ Manic Depressive▪ Finished Most Famous Works– The Magic Flute– Final Piano Concerto in B Flat
▪ Started Requiem▪ Wealth increased, health did
not▪ Illness and death– Succumb to rheumatic Fever– Died on December 5, 1791
Mozart Requiem
▪ Requiem (Mass for the dead)▪ Mozarts Last Piece▪ Written for Count von
Walsegg’s wife▪ Who actually finished
Requiem?▪ What people really thought?
Requiem Listening Guide
▪ 0:03 Introit▪ 1:00 Dies Irae ▪ 1:30 Harmonies come to a
stop and the rhythm and tempo become very fast
▪ 2:20 The tempo ascends to a very fast pace,
Listening Guide Cont.
▪ 3:05 Rex tremendae (king) ▪ 3:51 the timbre changes
drastically becoming happier not as dark
▪ 4:50 the dynamic begins to disappear getting very quiet
▪ 5:43 dynamic gradually becomes louder, the harmonies become stronger.
Listening Guide Cont.
▪ 6:11 the volume becomes very loud
▪ 7:10 texture is thin with mostly voice and very little instrument
▪ 7:31 the dynamic ascends to a loud volume creating a sense of tension again
▪ 8:40 As the song comes to a close
Little Night Music
▪ Most recognized song of genre▪ Created in 1787▪ Who was it commissioned for?▪ Unpublished for 30years▪ published in 1827 by Johann
Andre
Little Night Music Listening guide
▪ 0:00 Theme 1 starts▪ 0:50 theme 2 starts▪ 1:58 Chorus▪ 2:12 Verse▪ 2:30 tempo begins to slow down▪ 3:44 melody and rhythm ascend
to a higher pitch
Little Night Music Listening guide
▪ 3:55 This is the moment that the Recapitulation begins, theme one starts.
▪ 4:41 Theme 2 starts with a softer sound then the previous repeats of theme 2.
▪ 4:46 there is a sudden change in tempo▪ 5:34 dynamic becomes very loud and
harsh suddenly.▪ 5:46 song ends
Works Cited
▪ "Mozart, (Johann Chrysostom) Wolfgang Amadeus." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2013
▪ "Wolfgang Mozart Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2013.
▪ "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biography." Kidzworld. KidzWorld, n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2013
▪ "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart." Biography. 8notes, n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2013.
▪ "World Biography." Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biography. Encyclopedia of World Biography, n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2013.
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