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  List of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perhaps his best-admired work is in opera, the piano concerto, the symphony, and in the string quartet and string quintet.
Mozart's earliest composition attempts begin with piano sonatas and other piano pieces, as this is the instrument on which his musical education took place.
Mozart's last three quartets, dedicated to the King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm II, are noted for the cantabile character of the parts for cello (the instrument played by the king himself), the sweetness of sounds and the equilibrium among the different instruments.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Musical_works_of_Mozart   (3345 words)

  
 Mozart - MSN Encarta
He worked in all musical genres of his era, wrote inspired works in each genre, and produced an extraordinary number of compositions, especially considering his short life.
As a child prodigy Mozart toured Europe and became widely regarded as a miracle of nature because of his musical gifts as a performer of piano, harpsichord, and organ and as a composer of instrumental and vocal music.
Mozart’s works were catalogued chronologically by Austrian music bibliographer Ludwig von Köchel, who published his catalog in 1862.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761554446/Mozart.html   (1133 words)

  
 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart biography - 8notes.com
Rupert's Cathedral as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.
Mozart effect, a disputed theory that certain kinds of music enhance performance on certain mental tasks; the researchers who coined the term used a Mozart piece in their first study.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concertos Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791).
www.8notes.com /biographies/mozart.asp   (2055 words)

  
 Mozart - Questions, Answers, Fun Facts, Information
Mozart had a foreboding feeling about this piece of music, almost thinking it was for himself, as his own health had been poorly recently.
Mozart was almost bankrupt when he died and, due to lack of funds, was placed in an unmarked grave.
Mozart's 'Requiem' was performed at the funerals of Joseph Haydn (1809), Ludwig von Beethoven (1827), and Frederick Chopin (1849).
www.funtrivia.com /en/Music/Mozart-4265.html   (2568 words)

  
 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart's musical ability started to become apparent when he was a toddler.
According to Mozart's own testimony, he was dismissed literally "with a kick in the seat of the pants." Despite this, Mozart chose to settle and develop his career in Vienna after its aristocracy began to take an interest in him.
Mozart's final illness and death are difficult scholarly topics, obscured by Romantic legends and replete with conflicting theories.
www.mp3.fm /Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart.htm   (1188 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Music has been an important part of education for centuries, and it continues to be a central subject in school curricula.
Music is a core subject in schools because it strengthens the instructional success of the other important school disciplines.
It presumes that quality music education leads students to become adults who sing and play instruments at home and in the community; who listen attentively to a variety of music with understanding and a critical ear; who support the efforts of others to make music; and who share their musical interests with family and friends.
www.dubuque.k12.ia.us /Arts/musiccurriculum/Rationale.htm   (937 words)

  
 Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart also possessed an extraordinary, innate ability for improvisation, and he could sight-read difficult pieces of music astonishingly well.
Mozart, the young prodigy, astonished audiences by sight-reading anything given to him, by providing the names of any notes or chords one sang or played, and by performing difficult songs with a piece of cloth hung in front of the keys of the clavichord so he could not see his hands.
Franz Joseph Haydn, himself an extremely famous composer, once said to Mozart’s father, “Before God and as an honest man, your son is the greatest composer I know, either personally or by name.” Indeed, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life impacted music’s history in a way that cannot ever possibly be forgotten.
www.hyperhistory.net /apwh/bios/b2mozart.htm   (1325 words)

  
 Guides to Composers and Their Works -- Mozart
Appendixes list Mozart’s pupils, patrons, characters and locales found in his works, and organizations and publications concerned with Mozart and his music.
Also lists incomplete works by Mozart that have complete movements, and fragmentary works by Mozart that were completed by his pupils soon after his death.
Works whose authenticity is debated are included if the arguments are equally strong both for and against Mozart as the composer.
music.lib.byu.edu /RefGuide/composers/mozart.html   (1177 words)

  
 Bach, Mozart, and the 'Musical Midwife' Article by M. Rasmussen
Music that has more than one voice is called "polyphony"—from the Greek for "many voices." The art of combining the many voices in a beautiful manner is called "counterpoint," from "point against point." This refers to the art of composing a second voice, to be played together with a given first voice.
Mozart worked on his C Minor Mass during the period he was attending Baron van Swieten's salon in 1782-83.
Mozart gave Constanza an intimate knowledge of whatever he was working on, including having her sing all of his operas.
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 MusicalSelections.com > Composers > Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart > Biography
Mozart was born in Salzburg, which is now in modern-day Austria but at the time was the capital of a small independent Archbishopric within the Holy Roman Empire, to his father Leopold and his mother Anna Maria Pertl Mozart.
As an adult, Mozart, influenced by the ideas of the eighteenth century European Enlightenment, became a Freemason and worked fervently and successfully to convert his father before the latter's death in 1787.
Mozart spent the year 1786 in Vienna in an apartment which may be visited today at Domgasse 5 behind St. Stephen's Cathedral; it was here that Mozart composed Le nozze di Figaro.
www.musicalselections.com /composers/10/biography   (1626 words)

  
 Mozart : Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
: Mozart's native language was German, but he also wrote some secular vocal works in Italian, which was the language widely considered in aristocratic circles of the day as the "better" language for sung musical works.
Few of the instrumental works were originally published in collections or with distinctive titles, so watch for form titles for most of the instrumental compositions.
Since few of the instrumental works have distinctive titles, these Koechel numbers (always predeced by a "KV" for "Koechel Vezeichnis or "K" for "Koechel") can be very important for identifying exactly the work you want.
library.music.indiana.edu /collections/uniform/moza00.html   (206 words)

  
 The Mozart Effect: Music For Babies — Audio CD Review
The music of Mozart can be described as highly organized, very inspiring, and yet not as intense or emotional as the works of many other classical composers.
Track 1: Music for Playtime — whether baby is actively playing on his/her own, or interacting with caregivers, this track provides wonderful background music that helps define and underscore these important times in baby's life.
This easy-on-the-ears CD consists of carefully arranged musical works of Mozart as well as that of his father, broken up into 3 tracks that can be played during play time, transitional periods, and sleep time.
www.reviewcorner.com /books/musicmozarteffectbabies.html   (581 words)

  
 MUSIC CURRICULUM (K-12): OVERVIEW
Music has been an important part of education since at least the time of ancient Greece, and it continues to be a central subject in school curricula.
Music is a core subject in schools because it shares the characteristics of the other important school disciplines.
It presumes that good music education leads students to become adults who sing and play instruments at home and in the community; who listen attentively to a variety of music with understanding and a critical ear; who support the efforts of others to make music; and who share their musical interests with family and friends.
www.mv.com /ipusers/orol/district/issues/music/overview.html   (1102 words)

  
 Mozart's Musical Trademark
Mozart used the Italian, French and German forms of the augmented 6th.
In any event, the use of this phrase is typical of Mozart, and is part of his style in many pieces.
Musical nomenclature involving chord names or types are not part of the definition.
home.earthlink.net /~mozartsmtm   (2417 words)

  
 MOZART ~ NOTES Page ~ aMUSIClassical Directory
He found that the music was so popular with Prague audiences when it was first performed there that he said the work belonged to them and it belonged to Prague ever since.
Mozart's five violin concertos were all written in 1775 at the age of 19.
A fragment by Mozart was composed in 1780 for trio of harpsichord, violin and cello.
www.angelfire.com /biz/musiclassical/mozartnotes.html   (1363 words)

  
 Mozart
Mozart is named after his grandfather on his mother's side and after the Saint on his date of birth, Johannes Chrysostomus.
Since most of Mozart's work was written for money or for advancement in positions, then one wonders why he worked on this particular piece.
http://www.ida.his.se/ida/~a94johal/mozart.html Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Johan Alkerstedt 9.
www.cco.caltech.edu /~tan/Mozartreq/mozartpage.html   (3718 words)

  
 The Music Chamber - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
He was repeating keyboard exercises by ear at the age of three, composing minuets by the age of four, touring Europe as a violin and piano virtuoso at the age of six, and producing symphonies at the age of nine, all before he had celebrated his tenth birthday.
His unequaled musical genius has forced us to deem him the "Wunderkind," a German word meaning "The Prodigy." If anyone was deserving of that title, it was certainly him, the one, the greatest, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27th, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria to the name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.
library.thinkquest.org /27110/noframes/composers/mozart.html   (1199 words)

  
 Essentials of Music - Composers
The difficulties of Mozart the man, however, are eclipsed by the enormous power of Mozart the musician.
His music was often joyous and almost raucous, and yet he could also write melodies of simple and haunting beauty.
Like Haydn and Beethoven, Mozart was just as comfortable writing simple, direct melodies as he was writing complicated contrapuntal works.
www.essentialsofmusic.com /composer/mozart.html   (526 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Compleat Mozart: A Guide to the Musical Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Books: Neal Zaslaw,William ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
As long as Mozart lived in Salzburg, he was involved with music for the Catholic church.
In this, Mozart's musical development as a composer is carefully traced from the first works to the late works with thoughtful analysis and curiously-detailed ancedotes.
Then, each work is taken individually in order of its Kochel number, giving first the date and circumstances of composition then elaborating on the music within the various movements (musical forms, uniquenesses, significance, "firsts" etc).
www.amazon.com /Compleat-Mozart-Musical-Wolfgang-Amadeus/dp/0393028860   (1455 words)

  
 CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart deferred work on it to compose an adaptation of Metastasio's La clemenza di Tito for Leopold II's coronation as King of Bohemia in Prague in Sept. This prod.
The circumstances of Mozart's death have given rise to many sensational theories, none proved, and there is much medical speculation on the cause of death.
There are brilliance and gaiety on the surface of Mozart's mus., but underneath a dark vein of melancholy which gives his works (Così fan tutte in particular) an ambivalence which is continually fascinating and provocative.
www.classicalarchives.com /bios/codm/mozart.html   (2049 words)

  
 Mozart's entire musical works now free on Net | Tech News on ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's year-long 250th birthday party is ending on a high note with the musical scores of his complete works available from Monday for the first time free on the Internet.
The International Mozart Foundation in Salzburg, Austria, has put a scholarly edition of the bound volumes of Mozart's more than 600 works on a Web site.
A user who types in "Pamina" from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" will see the music for all five arias she sings, as well as critical texts discussing those passages.
news.zdnet.com /2100-9588_22-6142845.html   (681 words)

  
 Other Mozart Sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Mozart's Wife -Based on original sources, including family letters and scholarly biographies, Mozart's Wife is a fascinating novel of historical fiction, the story of an ordinary woman's attempt to understand her extraordinary man.
The Mozart Project - Life, times, and music of Mozart.
William A. Mozart - An outstanding collection of 241 of Mozart's musical works.
www.mhrcc.org /mozart/mozoth.html   (140 words)

  
 Mozart's Musikalisches Würfelspiel
In 1787, Mozart wrote the measures and instructions for a musical composition dice game.
The idea is to cut and paste pre-written measures of music together to create a Minuet.
The music and table of rules for this game appear to have been published anonymously in 1787, and interestingly, the table of rules for this Minuet is identical to Mozart's.
sunsite.univie.ac.at /Mozart/dice   (436 words)

  
 Mozart Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In honor of W. Mozart's 250th birthday on January 27, 2006, The Phoenix Symphony presents a special Mozart Festival including a series of concerts, lectures, and other special events in January and February commemorating the work of this world-famous composer.
When I start to learn a work of his I am immediately drawn to the inner voices (second violins, violas, and woodwinds) to discover where the emotional “hot spots” of the theme or movement lie and then work with the melody and harmony to trigger the necessary tension and release.
During these special weeks featuring Mozart’s glorious music, I have identified works from Mozart’s extensive output, both well-known and those not often heard, to give our patrons an overview of his musical legacy.
www.phoenixsymphony.org /mozart   (223 words)

  
 Classical Net - Composer Works List - Mozart
The following list was generated from a database that is still being revised, primarily to add fragments and minor works from the appendices.
The list follows the original Köchel catalog numbering scheme, but new works are designated with the Köchel 6 numbering.
Use of text, images, or any other copyrightable material contained in these pages, without the written permission of the copyright holder, except as specified in the Copyright Notice, is strictly prohibited.
www.classical.net /music/composer/works/mozart   (627 words)

  
 Course Listings: Fall 2004 - English Department - Macalester College
In this course we'll both open up to the allure of enchantment and analyze how writers represent it, by studying works from antiquity to the present, by writers male and female, from East and West-stories of enchantresses, wizards, shape-shifters, fairies, genies, mysterious woods, metamorphoses, snake-women, ass-men.
We'll look at complex works that might increase the resonance of your own reading in contemporary fantasy or science fiction.
We'll launch study of the Mozart and Sondheim with special noontime class sessions run together with our early-afternoon regular sessions, when we view productions on tape (refreshments provided).
www.macalester.edu /english/fall2004/engl194.html   (278 words)

  
 Press Release - Reed College - Reed College
The emphasis of his artistic work lies in the interpretation of the piano, chamber music and the Lied repertoire of the Viennese Classical and early Romantic periods, performed on the fortepiano.
Providing a decisive impulse to the fortepiano movement in Germany and Austria, Richard Fuller is one of the few who has sought to address himself exclusively to the interpretive potential of the fortepiano - the sensitivity and delicacy of an earlier keyboard culture - and who succeeds in convincingly projecting these qualities to the listener.
Since 1982, his concert work has led him to the musical centers of North America and Europe where he appears as soloist, accompanist and member of numerous chamber music ensembles devoted primarily to the performance of 18th century music on authentic instruments.
web.reed.edu /news_center/press_releases/2003-2004/555.html   (405 words)

  
 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - List of Works
Starting on February 9, 1784 he kept a catalogue of what he composed and this makes the dating of works composed after this date somewhat easier.
In the event that you want more detailed information about Mozart's works, please consult a copy of the Köchel catalogue in a local library.
Please see the pages describing the various musical forms for lists of the works in these forms.
w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de /cmp/mozart_works.html   (210 words)

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