Mozart And Beethoven Comparison

There are myriads of musicians in the world, and no one knows what made them to become a musician. Some musicians were highly gifted when they were born and some of them were taught by other people. Although both of them were born in the 18th century, there are some major differences between them: early life, personality, and music style.

First, there is a contrast of their early life. Mozart was born on a musical family. He was also influenced deeply by his father. His father taught him music in a gentle way when he was young. During that time, he could play a variety of instruments since he was six years old. After that, he travelled to some different Europe cities with his sister and his father to perform in several tours. According

to Mozart Writes His Father, “I thought of when you took me over to Europe and I played for all the princes on my harpsichord and violin, but only for your pleasure. How I loved those days.” (Conover, 2015) During the tours, Mozart met some amazing musicians and started working with them. Unlike Mozart, Beethoven’s early life was tragic. Although his father taught him music, it was in a brutal way. Beethoven was treated like a wild animal. His father was addicted to alcohol and forced him to practice playing piano during late night. (Wittmer, 1956) In order to focus on music, Beethoven dropped out from school to study music when he was 10.
Because of the differences of their father’s individuality, Mozart’s personality is different from Beethoven’s.

Mozart had a child’s heart. The reason that he looked like a child because his father always over-cares about him: never let him travel alone and deny his dream in Salzburg. (Head, 1999) Moreover, Mozart loved making jokes and he could not form relationships with adults. On the contrary, Beethoven had a very strong personality, which means he was independent, and he was quite difficult to get along with. He has his own faith, and he believed in God: No one should bother him. (Bennett, 1878)

In addition, the predominant difference between them is their music style. During his life, Mozart created forty-one songs. Most of the classical songs show happiness, have a variety of tones, and include a strong and logical motion. (Gjerdingen, 2007) In contrast, Beethoven only created 9 songs. His songs show the French Revolution, and express in a different way that people looking forward to the successful of the war. (Rosen, 1997)

In conclusion, Mozart and Beethoven had amazing creations during their life, and the reason is their differences between their early life and personality, which led them to create music contrastingly. Their music has influenced our life and future musicians. Are there any musicians that can be compared to

them?