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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. By : Ashlie Petersen. Introduction. Born: January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria Full Name: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart Nickname: Wolfie Parents: Leopold and Ana Maria Mozart One sister, Nannerl. Early Years. Early interest in music
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart By: Ashlie Petersen
Introduction • Born: January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria • Full Name: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart • Nickname: Wolfie • Parents: Leopold and Ana Maria Mozart • One sister, Nannerl
Early Years • Early interest in music • Father’s musical influence • Music lessons for his sister • Music lessons begin for himself
First Musical Tour • Word of Mozart’s and Nannerl’s talent reaches Vienna • Play for Empress Maria Theresa • Tour across Europe • Hired to play at parties
First Symphony • Composed at the age of nine • Title: Symphony in E-Flat • Still popular today
Life After the Tour • Father decides Mozart and Nannerl are getting to old to continue making a living this way. • Nannerl to look for a husband and Mozart to find a job
Sweet Seventeen • By the time he was seventeen years old he had written: - 20 symphonies -several string quartets -3 short operas
Lucky 21 • Fell in love with Aloysia Weber, father didn’t approve • Moved to Paris to be with his mother • Began giving clavier lessons • Mother passes away, father orders him to move back to Salzburg
Back inSalzburg • Got a job as a court organist and concertmaster • Asked to compose an Italian Opera for the court in Munich, Germany • Decided to move to Vienna and make a living composing and playing in concerts.
True Love • While in Vienna Mozart fell in love with Aloysia’s younger sister, Constanze. • Married Constanze in 1782 • Had 6 children, only 2 boys, Karl and Franz lived more than a year
Requiem • In July 1791 he was asked to write a requiem • Worked very hard for several months • Health began to decline • Mozart passed away on December 5, 1791 at the age of 35. • Never finished the requiem
Successful Life During his short life he was able to write over 600 pieces. Among them are: • 41 symphonies • 27 piano concertos • 5 violin concertos • 27 concert arias • 23 sting quartets • 18 masses • 22 operas
Composition HistorySymphony Number 40 • Written in the summer of 1788 at the age of 32 • Referred to as the “Great G minor symphony” • Critics described this piece as “the bellwether of Romanticism”
Listening Guide for Symphony Number 40 • http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/album/m
Composition History of Flute Concerto 2 • Written in 1778 at the age of 22 • Written in the key of D major • Originally written for an oboe, but Mozart adapted it for a flute.
Listening Guide for Flute Concerto 2 • http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/album/m
Bibliography • Freed, R. (2012). Flute concerto 2 in d major. Retrieved from http://www.kennedy-center.org/fluteconcerto • http://www.googleimages.com • McDonough, Y. (2003). Who was wolfgang amadeus mozart?. (pp. 1-100). New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap. • Sinnott, J. (n.d.). Great performances: Mozart. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/education/mozart.html • Tarintino, T. (2012). Wolfgang amadeus mozart: Symphony no. 40 in g minor. Retrieved from http://ww.toddtarintino.com/symphony40.html • Wolfgang amadeus mozart symphony no. 40. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.allmusic.com/composition/symphony40