Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Essay -- essays research papers fc

  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a born child prodigy. He was Born in Salzburg in January 27 of 1756. He was the son of Leopold Mozart. He for years since his birth has he inspired and amazed people of all ages with his work. He was the greatest composer of his time.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  As a child he showed musical gifts of a great magnitude. He composed minuets at the age of five and played for royals at the age of six. He and his sister, who was a gifted keyboard and clavier player, went on a tour around Paris and London away from their home in Austria. Mozart's father thought this would be a very profitable trip for their family.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  On their tour, they went to Munich and Vienna to play a series of concerts. In that time, music could not be recorded in anyway but paper. So to hear music, either you had to learn a piece of music, or people would come to play it for you. Since music was so uncommon, it wasn't the cheapest. Unfortunately, most classes but the higher and royal class would not get to hear music very often. Music was a gift, not a privilege. Mozart and his family were part of the lower class so they had the gift of being able to play music and listen to music, but they only got to play for the higher classes.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Mozart did like the higher classes very much. He loved getting handmade suits that had to be the best clothes in the land. He liked it so much, every time he would receive one of the suits, he would go crazy with happiness and make a new piece of music. As much as he liked his music, he most probably liked his music more than people loved hearing him play, and everyone loved to hear him play.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  While the family was in London, Amadeus's father grew ill. In those times once you got ill, recovering odds were against you. In his father's illness they moved to a village named Chelsea, near the Thames River. A little less than two months, the two children could not play their beloved music for it disturbing their father. The nine-year old Mozart needed something to do. This is when he conjured up the idea to compose their first symphony. It was called the Symphony in E-flat and is still performed today. The idea that a nine-year old composed a symphony is outrageous. Symphonies usually include at least eight instruments. ... ... last notes of The Magic Flute on September 29, 1791 and it premiered in Vienna on September 30, 1791 and it premiered in Vienna the very next day.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  He could not enjoy the success of his new opera. Mozart collapsed from exhaustion after the premiere and his illness grew more serious. Death was near. During his final days, he was visited by a stranger who commissioned him to compose a Requiem Mass. In his deteriorating state, Mozart began to believe that the stranger was a messenger from heaven who came to give notice of his approaching end and that the Requiem was for himself. The mysterious visitor was actually sent by Count Walsegg whose wife had just passed away. A musician of little skill and even less merit, he intended to claim the work as his own to impress his friends.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Mozart died on December 5, 1791, before he could complete the Requiem. This phenomenal genius, so rich in talent, died a poor man at only thirty-five years of age. On the way to his final resting place, a storm rose and all of his friends retreated. Only his faithful dog watched his master fade away into his last Requiem. (bibliography not found)