MOZART ENGLISH INTRODUCTION ppt

MozartWholeLifeBrieflyintroduction1.EarlyLife2.Composition3.TheyearsoftravelBrieflyIntroductionMozartwasbornonJanuary27,1756anddiedonDecember5,1791Whenhewasthree,heoftenhadlessonswithhiseldersister.Hisfathertookhimthroughmanydifferentcountries,andheplayedmusicforlotsofpeoplethere.MozartwasborntoLeopoldandAnnaMariaPertlMozart,inthefrontroomofnineGetreidegasseinSalzburg,thecapitalofthesovereignArchbishopricofSalzburg,inwhatisnowAustria,thenpartoftheHolyRomanEmpire.Hisonlysiblingwhosurvivedbeyondinfancywasanoldersister:MariaAnna,nicknamedNannerl.MozartwasbaptizedthedayafterhisbirthatSt.Rupert'sCathedral.ThebaptismalrecordgiveshisnameinLatinizedformasJoannesChrysostomusWolfgangusTheophilusMozart.In1772,16year-oldMozartfinallyfinishedfor10yearslongtimetheroaminglife,returnstoownhometownSaarSifort,holdsthepostofthechiefmusicianinarchbishop'spalaceorchestra.BecauseBishopManseverelydoesnotcontroltohim,thissectionunstablehiredtherelationsfinallytofinishin1781.Mozartdiedwhenhewasstillayoungman.Duringhisshortlife,hestudiedmusicandtaughtmusicandplayedmusicandwrotemusic.Evenbyworkingsohard,hecouldnotmakemuchmoney.Oftenhehadtoborrowmoneyfromhisfriends.Buthismusicmadehimhappyandformorethantwohundredyearshismusichasmadeotherpeoplehappy,too.CompositionSymphonyNo.27K.1991773GSymphonyNo.28K.2001773CSymphonyNo.29K.2011774ASymphonyNo.30K.2021774DSymphonyNo.31(paris)K.2971778DSymphonyNo.32K.31817779AndsoonTheyearsoftravelBolognaMozart-Mozartage21in1777,seealso:faceonlyDuringhisformativeyears,MozartmadeseveralEuropeanjourneys,beginningwithanexhibitionin1762attheCourtoftheElectorofBavariainMunich,theninthesameyearattheImperialCourtinViennaandPrague.Alongconcerttourspanningthreeandahalfyearsfollowed,takinghimwithhisfathertothecourtsofMunich,Mannheim,Paris,London(whereWolfgangAmadeusplayedwiththefamousItaliancellistGiovanniBattistaCirri),TheHague,againtoParis,andbackhomeviaZürich,Donaueschingen,andMunich.AfteroneyearinSalzburg,threetripstoItalyfollowed:fromDecember1769toMarch1771,fromAugusttoDecember1771,andfromOctober1772toMarch1773.Mozartwascommissionedtocomposethreeoperas:MitridateRèdiPonto(1770),AscanioinAlba(1771),andLucioSilla(1772),allthreeofwhichwereperformedinMilan.OnSeptember23,1777,accompaniedbyhismother,MozartbeganatourofEuropethatincludedMunich,Mannheim,andParis.InMannheimhebecameacquaintedwithmembersoftheMannheimorchestra,thebestinEuropeatthetime.In1780,Idomeneo,widelyregardedasMozart'sfirstgreatopera,premieredinMunichTheyear1782wasanauspiciousoneforMozart'scareerUnfinishedportraitofMozart,1782Duringtheyears1782–1785,Mozartputonaseriesofconcertsinwhichheappearedassoloistinhispianoconcertos,widelyconsideredamonghisgreatestworks.MozartwasinfluencedbytheideasoftheeighteenthcenturyEuropeanEnlightenmentasanadult,andbecameaFreemason(1784).Mozart'slifewasoccasionallyfraughtwithfinancialdifficulty.Thoughtheextentofthisdifficultyhasoftenbeenromanticizedandexaggerated,henonethelessdidresorttoborrowingmoneyfromclosefriends,somedebtsremainingunpaideventohisdeathGreatMusicianMozartdiedaround1a.m.onDecember5,1791inVienna.Hebecameatimelessclassic