CLASSICAL MUSIC : MOZART

Hello everyone ~ For thing first, do you know Mozart ? If yes, do you listen for his masterpieces ? If not, you should go search Mozart in youtube and enjoy the smooth and sensational music that i'm sure will melt your heart and ease your mind. Here a little preview about Mozart story or his real name, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austrian.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austrian Composer (1756-1791) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart in 1756 in what is now Salzburg, Austria. His father Leopold Mozart was a choir master, a minor composer and an experienced teacher. When Mozart's sister Nannerl was seven she began keyboard lessons with her father while the three year old Wolfgang watched with fascination.

At age 4 Wolfgang himself began keyboard lessons playing without fault and with great sensitivity, and by age 5 he was composing short pieces which his father wrote down for him. In the following year Wolfgang and Nannerl began traveling through Europe with their father giving concerts in the courts of Europe. While touring, Mozart learned to play the violin and the organ. At the age of 8 Wolfgang published his first two sonatas for the harpsichord. His skills as a composer continued to develop, and by the age of 13 he had composed his first opera at the request of an emperor.

 By the time Mozart was in his mid-twenties he had established himself as one of the most accomplished keyboard players in Vienna, and was recognized as an talented composer. Some of his most famous pieces include Eine Kleine Nachtmusik for string orchestra, which means 'A Little Night Music', and Ah vous dirais-je, Maman for piano solo, which is a set of twelve variations on a french tune that Mozart would have known as a young boy. On December 5, 1791, Mozart died at 35 years of age, leaving behind a collection of more than 600 compositions, including works for the symphony, the piano, and the opera. Some of these pieces are considered to be the finest works in the Classical style.

Mozart Masterpieces:

1.  Overture-Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622   

2.  1st movement-Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467           

3.  2nd movement-Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495          

4.  3rd movement-Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra, K. 165 (K. 158a)

5.  Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525            

6.  1st movement- Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat major ("Gran Partita"), K. 361 (K. 370a)          

7.  3rd movement-Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola & orchestra in E flat major, K. 364 (K. 320d)

8.  1st movement-Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550        

9.  1st movement-Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626          

10. Requiem aeternam