THE
GREAT COMPOSER
This week we are going to know the biography of
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart.
So we can see why he has become one of the greats in
music history:
For this we can see this video:
I also leave you a short summary
with the most important items ofhis life:
Mozart was born in 1756
in Salzburg, Austria.
His father Leopold and
his mother Anna had two children named Amadeus and Nannerl.
Both brothers showed
great qualities for music, so Leopold decided to take them on tour through the
main imperial courts of Europe, where Amadeus and Nannerl played to great
personalities.
During his adolescence
and the beginning of his adult years, he toke a trip through Europe in diferent
moments, learning, playing ant searching of a good job.
But finally he returned
to his hometown. There, he was hired as an organist by the Archbishop of
Salzburg, with whom he had many differences and he had to move again. He lastly
decided to settle in Vienna, where he worked as a freelance musician and became
the best performer of piano of the time.
It was then that he
achieved enormous success with his first opera written in German: The abduction
from the Serrallo and meanwhile, Mozart fell in love and married Constanze,
with her, he had several children and they were happy.
In Vienna Mozart continued
composing his own music, such as two of his best-known operas: The Marriage of
Figaro and Don Giovanni or Symphony No. 40.
Shortly before his death,
Mozart composed several of the most important works of his career, such as The
Magic Flute. However, his health continued to deteriorate during this period.
In December 1791 Mozart
passed away, at the early age of 35.
W.A. Mozart has left us
great works: more than 600 compositions including symphonies, concerts,
sonatas, operas and other pieces. His music was, is and will be a reference and
an example for all the musicians of the world
Previously, we have been listening to some Mozart opera compositions. Now
we are going to know some of his most symbolic works. We can find all kinds of
compositions: concerts, sonatas, symphonies, chamber music, etc.
Listen to these and then we will do an activity. There are some a bit long, but you can hear the parts that you want.
Réquiem Mass in D minor, K. 626 -
Little Night Serenade, K.525
Sonata for piano No. 11 in H Major. Turkish march, Kv 331
Piano Concerto No. 21 C Major, K 467 - I. Allegro maestoso
Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 3
Clarinet concerto in H major, K622
Synphony No. 40 in G Minor, K550
Synphony No. 25 in G Minor, K183
Now you can do the exercise
about the Mozart´s biography, in this link, and send me (agarriaga@edu.jccm.es):
To finish, this week can
watch the beautiful videowith the dancers of The Paris Opera.
We can see them practicing
in their houses and dancing Romeo and Juliet, composer by Sergei Prokofiev.
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