莫扎特 【英文精品】Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Salzburg
Mozart’s Piano



Mozart composed his first symphony at age 8. Mozart’s father pushed him very hard to become a musical genius. Mozart spent his childhood touring Europe with his father and sister performing for monarchs and church officials. At age 10 Mozart proposed to Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI. Mozart was by all accounts a little brat.


Mozart married Constanze Weber, the daughter of his landlady, at age 26. His father bitterly disapproved. *By that age, Mozart had already composed 415 pieces of music. Mozart then moved to Vienna.
His Musical Mark


Mozart never made a mistake when he wrote down parts - it was as if he was getting the music straight from an “unworldly” source. When he began to write the work down, it was already finished in his head. Mozart had perfect pitch and didn’t need a piano to compose - he could also play anything he heard instantly.


Mozart’s music was very emotional although much of the other music written at the same time is void of emotion. Mozart breathed new life into Opera - all of his operas are still regularly performed today. Mozart’s music production is unbelievable - if he would have lived until 70 his output would have been over 2,500 pieces. Imagine what he could have done had used Sibelius…
Mozart’s Manuscripts
And now for “Amadeus”
What was fact, and what was fiction?
Amadeus
What is fact? What is fiction?
Fact Mozart was commissioned to write a Requiem Mass by a


Mozart died 10 years later on December 5, 1791. He had over $150,000 in debts due to his party lifestyle. He was buried in an unmarked grave because he had no money to pay for a burial plot.
From left to right… Nannerl Mozart (sister) Wolfgang Amadeus Maria Anna (mother) Leopold Mozart (father)
A bit of trivia…
Mozart’s real name was Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus but he preferred to be called Wolfgang Amadeus
Famous Compositions

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Symphonies No. 25, 40, 41 The Marriage of Figaro TheБайду номын сангаасMagic Flute Don Giovanni Requiem Twinkle Twinkle
both Theophilus and Amadeus mean loved by God
Mozart’s Life

Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria His parents were Leopold, a musician, and Maria Anna. He was a normal child for the first three years. He then began to show signs of the prodigy he was to become at the keyboard. He began composing at age five.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Considered by many to be the greatest composer to ever live.
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