Maria Anna Mozart Essays

  • Character Analysis: Wonder Children

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    theme was crucial to the success of both Maria Anna and Wolfgang. In the passage both of Maria Anna's parents called her a “prodigy” which encouraged her, and from a young age taught her how to play instruments. Wolfgang was at this point driven by his sister's success, which all started from a young age. The dad definitely played a huge role in both Maria Anna's, and Wolfgang's success as musicians. In the Passage “The Family's first prodigy” Maria Anna became even more successful, and in a way

  • The Influence Of The Classical Era

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    The Classical Era lasted from approximately 1775-1825, which is when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart became famous. The classical era was also known as the Age of Enlightenment. Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu wrote the value of the common person and the power of human reasoning in overcoming problems. The music of the Classical Era reflects the principles of clarity, proportion, and what critics of the day called “naturalness.” During the Classical Era, performing publically was the new view in the

  • Mozart

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27th, 1756. He was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl. Leopol was a very successful composer, voilinist, and the assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court. Mozart showed musical talent at a very young age. By age five he was composing minuets.And at age six he played before the Bavarian Elector and the Austrian Empress.His father taught him, but said teahcing Wolfgang was hard because he knew so much already. His father was also

  • Mozart

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    artist is worthy enough to be known as the greatest artists of his era. This man is none other than Wolfgang Mozart, know for his very extravagant musical art pieces. Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophillus Amadeus Gottlieb Sigismundus Mozart (Latin form of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) was born at Nine Getreidegasse, Salzburg in January 27, 1756 to parents, Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria. Mozart’s middle names; Theophillus, Amadeus, Gottlieb, and Sigismundus mean the same thing only in different

  • Mozart

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart This paper discusses Mozart's life, his compositions and his importance to the world and the world of music. It explains how Mozart's music is still some of the most popular classical music played today and his life is still studied because his music is so well known and liked. An Austrian composer and performer who showed astonishing precocity as a child and was an adult virtuoso, musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria Pertl in Salzburg

  • Mozart Essay On Music

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote amazing works of art decades beyond his own time. He was a musical prodigy that people could not even conceive to understand. At the innocent age of four years old he learned to play songs with perfect grace. At age six he was composing his own music. Then by age eight he was composing his own symphonies that would be heard by thousands of people. For more than two hundred years his music has been heard by millions. He is without a doubt one of

  • Mozart Research Paper

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an extraordinary musician. He was incredibly talented at many instruments. He lived to be 35 years old dying in the year of 1791. The years he lived were 1756-1791. Throughout that time he created almost 600 pieces of music. No one is quite sure why he died, although doctors have come up with 118 possible disease that caused Wolfgang's death(The Famous People). He had 5 other siblings, but only one lived past infancy. Her name was Maria Anne. She had the odd nickname of

  • Mozart

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 Probably the greatest genius in Western musical history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 27, 1756, the son of Leopold Mozart and his wife, Anna Maria Pertl. Leopold was a successful composer and violinist and assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court, whose archbishop, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, encouraged the activities of Leopold and his remarkable children. Wolfgang began composing minuets at the age of 5 and symphonies

  • Wolfgang Mozart's Requiem

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    and extremely exhausted. Historians established that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart suffered from different illnesses, but no one knows which one, if any, contributed to his death. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart, in Salzburg Austria. He was one of the seven Mozart children, five of which died in infancy, leaving him and his sister Maria Anna, whom they called Nannerl. The Mozart children grew up in a very musical household, with their father, Leopold

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was probably the greatest genius in Western musical history. He was born in Salzberg, Austria on January 27, 1756. The son of Leopold Mozart and his wife Anna Maria Pertl. Leopold was a successful composer and violinist and assistant concertmaster at the Salzberg court. At the age of three, Wolfgang showed signs of remarkable musical talent. He learned to play the harpsichord, a keyboard instrument related to the piano, at the age of four. Wolfgang

  • Mozart 's Death Of Mozart

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. His father was Leopard Mozart and his mother was Anna Maria. His father was a musician employed by prince-archbishop of Salzburg (Einstein, 1945). Mozart’s mother Anna was the daughter of a civil servant called Pertl. Wolfgang and Maria Anna were the only surviving of seven children. Mozart looked fragile standing a little over five foot with blonde hair, small, delicate bones, and fine skin. People claimed that Mozart was a hyperactive

  • Comparing Mozart And Beethoven

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven In this essay, I’m going to discuss two composers- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. I will first tell you about the life of these men. Then, I’ll compare and contrast their music, the time period of which they lived in, the purpose of their music and more. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the son of Anna Maria Pertl and pro musician Leopold Mozart, who played violin

  • Mozart Essay

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    Wolfgang Mozart was born January 27 1756. He died in December 5th 1791. he was born in Salzburg Austria and he died in Vienna Austria. Mozart was a musician capable of playing multiple instruments who started playing in public at the age of 6. Over the years Mozart aligned himself with wide options of European venus and different things composing hundreds of works that included symphonies and operas marked by very difficult feelings.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the most influential composers

  • Mozart's Relationship With His Father

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    Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was the child of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart, born on the 27th of January, 1756 and the brother of Maria Anna, one of the five siblings who have survived in his mother’s womb. Mozart is an Austrian composer who was familiar with various instruments since the age of four, played tremendously well at five by the teaching of his father, making his first public debut at eight. In fact, his father was the only person that helped guide him to where he

  • Mozart Accomplishments

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    the world's greatest musicians, Mozart was born January 27th, 1756 in Getreidegrasse, Austria to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. Born into a family of musicians, Mozart was able to sharpen and expand his talents beyond a single genre. He and his older sister were known as child prodigies. Mozart was actually successful at almost every genre in his time (Wallace 12). He excelled in creating symphonies, operas, chamber music, serenades, sonatas, and string quartets. Mozart is known as one of the most prolific

  • Classical Music Comparison

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    No.9, Frederic Chopin for Minute Waltz, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, and Peter Tchaikovsky are influenced by one Classical music composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart did not only influence to Classical music composers, but also to modern music artists. Hip-Hop star, Ludacris, is also one of the musicians who is influenced by Mozart. Ludacris sampled Mozart's Requiem in D Minor in one of his works “Coming 2 America”. You will hear the very interesting tune in the music; it sounds weird that

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Growing Up

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    Amadeus Mozart: Trying to Grow Up Throughout history, child prodigies have been celebrated as objects of envy and adulation. Rarely, however, have they been understood. Often taunted by peers, hounded by the press, prodded by demanding parents and haunted by outsize expectations of greatness, they are treated as wondrous curiosities. But their stories are often a sad and captivating one, marked by early achievement and the promise of something greater. The letters exchanged between Mozart and his

  • Biography of Johannes Wolfgangus Mozart

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    Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart born January 27, 1756, in Salzburg Austria. Mozart was an esteemed composer, widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. Unlike other composers in musical history, he wrote in all the musical genres of his day and excelled in every one. His taste, his command of form, and his range of expression have made him seem the most universal of all composers; yet

  • wolfgang amadeus mozart

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    Mozart was considered to be the best musician/composer of all time. Mozart was a genius when it came music and composing, he was said that no other could rival him and to this day people still say that he is the best. The reason why I choose to do Mozart is the fact I do believe he is the best musician/composer of all time, and his life story is of a tragic but gifted young soul. Later on you will find out about his family, his teachings, his tragedies, and of course his accomplishments. Wolfgang

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Research Paper

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    Introduction Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, or as we know him as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was he? Well he was a composer and pianist. Mozart was inspiring, his father taught him how to play the keyboard but he excelled past his father’s teachings. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was also a child prodigy as people called him. He excelled past his father’s teachings yet his father was a successful violinist, composer, and assistant concertmaster. He was also compassionate, he did