1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart By Quinn Pitcher

2. Mozart’s Early Years Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria (1756) Known as a child prodigy in the musical world He performed with his sister and father and traveled to many places They traveled to Augsburg, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Mannheim, Mainz, Stuttgart, and Paris Idomeneo was known to be his first great opera introduced early in his life

3. Mozart’s Middle Life Mozart continued to stay in Salzburg and conduct music until opportunities dwindled Mozart came to the decision that Vienna was a “golden opportunity” for a musical career He wrote fifteen piano concertos from 1782 to 1786. He received a minor court post as “Kammermusicus” which was writing music for fancy balls

4. Mozart’s Middle Life Joseph Haydn and Mozart became friends while in Vienna and played many pieces together He created two wonderful operas called Lenozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni after his successes inquartets, concertos, and a few symphonies Continued…

5. Mozart Nearing Death The later years of Mozart’s life began with financial struggles In his thirties he wrote such notable works such as The Magic Flute and many concertos Mozart is one of the greatest composers in history. In half a lifetime Mozart conducted over 600 works of art

6. Famous Master Pieces The first great opera of Mozart was Idomeneo The Marriage of Figaro is another great opera Mozart introduced one of the most popular orchestral pieces in history in 1787. The piece was named Eine Kleine Nachtmusik One of the famous symphonies is called the “Jupiter Symphony.” He also created the Requiem, which was a beautiful catholic mass He composed the The Magic Flute, a great symbolic opera

7. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 1 st Movement- It begins in allegro Sonata form The composed piece begins in G Major It late enters a slow like second step Then the piece begins with a D major A triad forms in the piece. Violins take the work to a whole new octave A piano has a conclusion in forte The epilogue stresses a D Major Frequently throughout the piece it uses C sharp The song has many simple themes but goes back to the original theme periodically It is played in C Major near the end of the 1 st movement All instruments unite All themes occur again in G Major The violins unite at the end of the 1 st movement It all comes to a conclusion 2 nd Movement- The second movement is called Romanze It starts with an elegantly flowing theme It modulates from C Major and A Major Continues on the same pitch The main theme of the 2 nd Movement reoccurs throughout the piece 3 rd Movement- The 3 rd movement is in Minuet form It is comprised of a triple meter theme It unfolds the main them and creates a bridge to a new one The new theme is a triad formation The conclusion comprises of a repetition of the trio theme Music Breakdown

8. Bibliography Mozart Portrait: http://www.biography.com/people/wolfgang-mozart-9417115 http://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart http://www.astroamerica.com/mozart.html http://www.biography.com/people/wolfgang-mozart-9417115 http://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart http://www.astroamerica.com/mozart.html Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/images/first_pages/BIG/Mozart/EineK leinePfFirst_BIG.gif http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/images/first_pages/BIG/Mozart/EineK leinePfFirst_BIG.gif