Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• 1756-1791

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Childhood Information

• Born in Salzburg, Austria
• Education was tutored by his father, who was
  also a famous musician
• Mozart began composing and performing music at
  the age of 5
• Toured Austria and Italy with father Leopold and
  sister Nannerl

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Artist Background-Misc Facts

• Befriended Haydn in Vienna
• During the height of his childhood popularity he
  performed 2 concerts per day
• Was buried in a mass grave
• Was the inspiration for the movie Amadeus

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Body of Work

• Composed over 600 works
• He wrote for many different performing groups
  including symphonies, operas, choral works,
  chamber music and instrumental solos
• Is considered by many to be the most influential
  composer of his time

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Kyrie from Requiem in D minor

• A fugue is like a complicated round.
• The main theme of a fugue is called the subject.
• The development section of a fugue is called an
  episode.
• Does the piece remain in fugue form until the
  end? No, the voices all come together at the end

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Requiem Mass

• Requiem - a mass typically performed before or
  during a funeral
• Mozart was still working on the work when he died
• Was completed by Franz Sussmayr

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Choral Works

• There are four main vocal parts in a chorus
• Soprano - highest female voices
• Alto - lower female voices
• Tenor - highest male voices
• Bass - lower male voices