The Magic Flute, written in 1791, was made just 3 months before Mozart's death. The Magic Flute was composed as a specific form of opera called Singspiel, which means “sing and talk”. To sum up, it includes both spoken monologue and dialog in addition to sung recitatives, arias and ensemble pieces. The text in The Magic Flute was written in German by an old friend of Mozart names Emanuel Schikaneder. Mozart’s creation of The Magic Flute became one of the most popular examples of Singspiel opera.
Compositional Techniques in Mozart's Requiem In Roman Catholic tradition, the requiem mass is a ritual celebration of the Last Supper within the context of a funeral. The requiem mass is distinguished from masses for other occasions by the presence of a specific text, laid out in the missal of Pope St. Pius V from 1570, and the absence of the more joyful parts of mass, such as the Gloria, and the Credo (Cave). The missal of Pope St. Pius V contains the prayers for all masses that would be
“Leonilla, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn” By Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1843 Franz Xaver Winterhalter was born of peasant stock, in Mensenschwad, a small village in Germany’s Black Forest. His early training, as an apprentice in a studio in Freiburg, began when he was thirteen. He learned engraving and he supported himself as a lithographer, while he studied painting in Munich (nga, par.1). Even though he is known to be an academic painter, this seems to be a contradiction, as Webster’s Dictionary
mystery began when Count Franz von Walsegg, secretly asked Mozart to write the Requiem for his wife who had passed away. The Requiem for Walsegg’s late wife was to be performed on the anniversary of her death. Walsegg was known for secretly commissioning musical pieces and would