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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Bryan 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:
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bryan 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.