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    really Salieri that occupies the center of the stage and “conducts” the action of the play. In the film, Mozart’s role is enhanced from the beginning. The film commences with the declaration of “Mozart! Mozart!” as opposed to the play’s “Salieri! Salieri!” In the play, Salieri doesn’t mention Mozart in his speech until the end. He goes on and on about his undying passion for absolute music and his dedication to his father, the Lord, until finally “The same year I left Lombardy, a young prodigy

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    Mozart was considered to be the best musician/composer of all time. Mozart was a genius when it came music and composing, he was said that no other could rival him and to this day people still say that he is the best. The reason why I choose to do Mozart is the fact I do believe he is the best musician/composer of all time, and his life story is of a tragic but gifted young soul. Later on you will find out about his family, his teachings, his tragedies, and of course his accomplishments. Wolfgang

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    Mozart, Wofgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Austrian born, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was regarded to be the greatest child prodigy the world has ever known. At age four, he heard his older sister playing a harpsichord minuet. Mozart begged his father to let him try the piece, and by ear, he played the piece perfectly. Throughout his life, tragedy struck. He was one of the most talented composers ever to walk the face of the earth, yet he led a life filled with much unhappiness. Upon traveling to Italy, Mozart

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    The Struggle of a Musical Genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a short but meaningful life and left his mark on the musical world forever. Mozart was a musical prodigy all of his life starting to learn the keyboard at age three with his sister at the age of seven. By the age of six Mozart could play multiple instruments for the public. Mozart’s talents in music reach further than playing instruments; he once listened to a piece played only a single time in concert and wrote the entire score from

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    Mozart, also known as Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer who was recognized as one of the greatest composers of the Western Hemisphere. Mozart was considered equal to Haydn and beethoven for he improved upon the Viennese Musical School. Some of the things that made Mozart different from other composers was that he wrote and practiced all genres of music, and was quite skilled at it as well. He also had a great amount of skill in his every one of the genres he has practiced

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    what is genius defined as? The main definition is that genius is a very great and rare innate ability or skill- it is a creative power. It is therefore clear that Mozart was in fact a genius in his music; it does no state anywhere, however, that a genius also has to have a divine personality and behaviour and this is clear as Mozart is shown in Amadeus as a silly, scatological, childish and "infantile" man. To be a genius in one aspect of the mind, such as music, could mean that other parts of the

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    The Genius of Mozart "O, Mozart! Immortal Mozart!”- wrote Schubert in his diary (qtd. in Booth 93). He roused my admiration when I was young; he caused me to despair when I reached maturity; he is now the comfort of my old age- said Gioachino Rossini (qtd. in Archer). Mozart is sweet sunshine- said Dvorak during a lecture he gave at the Prague Conservatory (qtd. in Jacobson 164). These are just a few artists who admired this musical genius. Mozart’s music transcends the boundaries of time. Over 226

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Prominent Musical Genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the classical period. He was born in 1756. In 1782, he married Constanze Weber and had six children—four of which passed away when they were infants (Grout, 540). One of their two other sons that lived followed his legacy of becoming a composer (Grout, 540). Mozart’s father was both a composer and a violinist, who began training him and his sister Nannerl musically at a very young age and took

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    Throughout history and to present day, the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been an inspiration and a revelation to mankind. Specifically his piece, Requiem (1791), is incorporated into numerous movies and television shows. In a scene from the famous movie, The Big Lebowski (1998), an excerpt of that piece is playing intentionally in the background. The use of this composition in this specific scene portrays the intended dramatic emotional affect that the viewer should encounter. At the beginning

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    Joseph Haydn Biography Franz Joseph Haydn also known as "Papa" and "Father of the Symphony", was born on March 31, 1732 in Rohrau, Austria and had passed away on March 31, 1809 in Vienna, at the age of 77. During his life, he married in 1760 and had a son in 1783. He was married to Maria Anna Aloysia Apollonia Keller from 1760 to 1800. Although, Haydn did not have kids within the marriage, he did have a son. He had a son outside of the marriage with his lover of many years, Luigia Polzelli. In 1783

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