Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
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A Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is a person.
- Context:
- They can (typically) be attributed to a Mozart Musical Compositions, such as:
- Mozart Symphonies
- Mozart Operas, such as The Marriage of Figaro (1786 @ 30), Don Giovanni (1787 @ 31) and The Magic Flute (1781 @ 35).
- Mozart Concertos, and Mozart choral pieces.
- They can (often) be a Music Composer (even a musical genius).
- They can (often) be a prominent figure of the Classical European Music.
- ...
- They can (typically) be attributed to a Mozart Musical Compositions, such as:
- Example(s):
- Mozart, 1761 (age 5), when he composed his first musical piece.
- Mozart, 1763 (age 7), when he performed before European royalty during the Mozart family grand tour.
- Mozart, 1770 (age 14), when he composed his first opera, Mitridate, re di Ponto, in Italy.
- Mozart, 1773 (age 17), when he composed the famous Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183.
- Mozart, 1778 (age 22), when he completed Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299, one of his few works for harp.
- Mozart, 1782 (age 26), when he married Constanze Weber in Vienna.
- Mozart, 1784 (age 28), when he joined the Freemasons, influencing some of his later works.
- Mozart, 1786 (age 30), when he premiered The Marriage of Figaro in Vienna, one of his most famous operas.
- Mozart, 1787 (age 31), when he composed Don Giovanni, another celebrated opera.
- Mozart, 1787 (age 31), when he was appointed as the Court Composer for Emperor Joseph II of Austria.
- Mozart, 1788 (age 32), when he composed his final three symphonies, including Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550.
- Mozart, 1790 (age 34), when he wrote the opera Così fan tutte, which premiered in Vienna.
- Mozart, 1791 (age 35), when he wrote The Magic Flute, a symbolically rich opera, shortly before his death.
- Mozart, 1791 (age 35), when he was working on his Requiem (Mozart), which remained unfinished at his death, after more than 800 musical works
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- Counter-Example(s):
- J.S. Bach, a Baroque-era composer whose style differs from Mozart's Classical compositions.
- Joseph Haydn, ...
- Ludwig van Beethoven, another Classical composer, often considered a successor to Mozart.
- Antonio Salieri, a contemporary composer rumored to have been Mozart's rival, though this has been largely debunked.
- See: Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Classical Period (Music), Joseph Haydn, Requiem (Mozart), The Magic Flute, Vienna (Music), Keyboard Instrument.
References
2022
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart Retrieved:2022-2-9.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(27 January 1756 to 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. Mozart was among the greatest composers in the history of Western music,and his elder colleague Joseph Haydn wrote: "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years".Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty, embarking on a grand tour and then three trips to Italy. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position.
While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in Vienna, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his early death at the age of 35. The circumstances of his death are largely uncertain, and have thus been much mythologized.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(27 January 1756 to 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. Mozart was among the greatest composers in the history of Western music,and his elder colleague Joseph Haydn wrote: "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years".Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty, embarking on a grand tour and then three trips to Italy. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position.