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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven are one of the most famous composers known in western music. Both Mozart and Beethoven music are known for its harmony and melodies. Not only were they inspired by other composers to create such music, their music inspired people from all over the world. Ludwig Van Beethoven was a German composer who was also deaf and known for his musical figure in the traditional period between the classical and romantic era. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was an Austrian

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    Mozart Effect On Society

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    The effects of Mozart on today’s society can be seen just about everywhere. In marketing, they play music to make the consumer want to buy their product. In restaurants, they play music to help the customer feel relaxed in their establishment. People listen to music while driving cars. It seems that music permeates almost every aspect of our everyday lives. When people think of the birth of modern music, they often think of classical music. And when people think of classical music, they think

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    Comparison of Child Prodigy W.A Mozart and Michael Jackson Comparison of Child Prodigy W.A Mozart and Michael Jackson Concepts of Health HPED 1800 AB338 Shorter University April 27, 2011 “On my honor, I pledge that I have neither given nor received any unacknowledged aid on this assignment.” ------------------------------------------------- Signature Running Head: Comparison of Child Prodigy W.A Mozart and Michael Jackson Comparison of Child Prodigy W.A Mozart and Michael Jackson

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    Mozart’s Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331: First Movement Classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria (then the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation). Mozart showed promise in music from an early age, prompting his father to assume the role as his instructor. His father described his son as a gift from God, and Leopold nurtured Wolfgang’s talents as such. Mozart would eventually travel throughout Europe with his musical family; however

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    Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of all time. Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and a pianist. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany which was then a capital of Electorate of cologne. Ludwig van Beethoven was on December 16, 1770. Ludwig van Beethoven died on March 26, 1827 at the age of fifty-six. Throughout his life Beethoven had to face many health issues, he still managed to create many famous pieces. Lugwig van Beethoven pieces of music impacted and changed

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    Mozart and Haydn Essay

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    Two of history's greatest figures in the development of Classical style music during the eighteenth century were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn. Both men worked together and were very close friends while living in Vienna. Between the two, Joseph Hayden and Amadeus Mozart devoted much of their music for composing symphonies, minuets, librettos, sonatas, concertos, masses, oratorios and operas. While both men achieved popularity and status during their time, they also discovered that success

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    by Paul Zaentz and directed by Milos Forman. There are many actors in this film; although, the two main actors are F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce. Viewing Amadeus allows one to become better acquainted with the life, times, and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This report will describe some of the film’s outstanding themes and features. The setting, as well as the fashion of this film was upscale, meaning that everything was detailed and had an expensive look to it. The walls were not simply

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    On January 27,1756, in Salzburg,Austria, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. Mozart learned to play the clavier at age three, in 1759. Mozart composed his very first melodies in 1760. In 1762, Mozart taught himself to play the violin and Mozart and Nannerl were invited to play for Empress Maria Theresa in Vienna. In 1763, Mozart and Nannerl performed in Germany, Belgium, France, and England;the artist Lorenzani painted the children's portraits. Mozart composed his first symphony, Symphony in

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    Mozart Vs Saliy

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    Wolfgang Mozart and Antonio Salieri are arguably two sides of the same coin and certainly foils. While Mozart embraces humanity and its flaws, Salieri shuns it, believing God’s grace and musical talent is all he needs. Amadeus is tired of “gods and heroes,” common to Italian operas, and doesn’t want a conventional job, believing “all serious operas written in [the 18th] century are boring” (Shaffer 2001, 69). Instead, he would rather compose operas about life and love and in harems, and insults Italians

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    and hear music. Lastly, I will analyze the aesthetic qualities of a musical selection from Space Odyssey: 2001. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A prolific artist, Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies, masses and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg Austria, to Leopold and Maria Perti Mozart. His father was a successful composer, violinist, and assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court. His mother

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