Transcript Mozart notes

Wolfgang
Amadeus
Mozart
1756-1791
Childhood Information
• Born in Salzburg, Austria
• Education: was tutored by his father, who was
also a famous musician
• Mozart began composing and performing
music at the age of 5
• Toured Austria and Italy with father Leopold
and sister Nannerl
Artist Background-Misc
Facts
• Befriended Haydn in Vienna
• During the height of his childhood
popularity he performed 2 concerts per
day
• Was buried in a mass grave
• Was the inspiration for the movie
“Amadeus”
Body of Work
• Composed over 600 works
• He wrote for many different performing
groups including symphonies, operas,
choral works, chamber music and
instrumental solos
• Is considered by many to be the most
influential composer of his time
“Kyrie” from Requiem in
D minor
• A fugue is like a complicated round.
• The main theme of a fugue is called the
subject.
• The development section of a fugue is
called an episode.
• Does the piece remain in fugue form
until the end? No, the voices all come
together at the end
Requiem Mass
• Requiem - a mass typically performed
before or during a funeral
• Mozart was still working on the work
when he died
• Was completed by Franz Sussmayr
Choral Works
• There are four main vocal parts in a
chorus
• Soprano - highest female voices
• Alto - lower female voices
• Tenor - highest male voices
• Bass - lower male voices