Steppenwolf : The Disintegration of Harry Haller as it Relates to Music

themes is the dissatisfaction that the characters of the novel have. None of them are happy with

Haydn and Mozart are often recognised as the two composers who were responsible for bringing Viennese Classicism to its greatest height. In the public eye, these two great composers could not be more different, whether it is in terms of their characters or values. This essay sets out to explore the similarities and differences in the early lives of these two gifted individuals, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and (Franz) Joseph Haydn, through their backgrounds and music education.

vastness of life and he realizes that god is there to look after him and help him handle his

lives in a world of happiness and joy and he communicates these qualities to the

He also states that he feels “like one who had escaped a den of hungry lions,” implying that he had been given an incredible sense of relief.

“.. I who have never known tears. I wept in deliverance and in pity for all mankind” (98) As Equality 7-2521, moved on to being an individual, he explains his happiness how he now knows that his uniqueness is valued and wanted, that he can raise his kids to be themselves and only themselves.

overwhelming need to bring everyone around him to the Lord and drown them in spiritual

unfounded joy and a faith in the absence of hope, he is intent on winning the spiritual battle, even if

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven are two of the greatest composers ever to write music. Both men lived in the early 18th and 19th century, but their music and influences are still felt today. The men faced similar experiences, yet they both lead very different lives. All together the pieces that these men composed amounts to over 300 published, and unpublished works of art. The people of their time period often had mixed feelings about these men, some “complained that Mozart’s music presented them with too many ideas and that his melodies moved from one to the next faster than audiences could follow, yet the ideas themselves seem effortless and natural, clear and

* Explain ways in which the artist has become the subject of the work. What issues does this raise about the, role of the artist, Subject

     Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s style unlike anyone else. Mozart was a master of counterpoint, fugue, and the other traditional compositional points of his day. He is also considered the best melody writer the world has ever known. Wolfgang perfected the grand forms of symphony, opera string quartet, and concerto made the classical period. “Mozart’s music is characterized by lucid ease and distinction of style....”2 Wolfgang wrote over 600 works which consisted of 21 stage and opera works, 15 masses, over 50 symphonies, 25 piano concertos, 12 violin concertos,27 concert arias, 17 piano sonatas, 26 string quartets, and many more. His operas range from comic baubles to tragic pieces. In his Requiem it illustrates the supreme vocal sounds in any of his work.

that he wants to maintain the peace of his physical realm as well as people's mind. He command to

Throughout his career, Mozart continued to build on the traditional music written before him. He improved on existing music, including some of Salieri’s

In the basking of a holy night: His feelings are exposed and he takes pleasure in what he feels.

courageous desire for a journey of self-discovery, in which his decisions lead him to inevitable