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“Die Zauberflote” (“The Magic Flute”)

Music composed in three stages of his life early middle late List of Works in approximate chronological order

Over 600 works including: 26 string quartets17 piano sonatas27 concert arias 12 violin concertos 25 piano concertosover 50 symphonies15 Masses21 stage and opera works

The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) 1791 The Magic Flute tells the story of Tamino, a prince who must undergo a series of tests, accompanied by his goofy sidekick Papageno, in order to marry the princess Pamina. Alongside the priest Sarastro, Tamino, Papageno, and Pamina battle Pamina's mother, the evil and mysterious Queen of the Night. Queen of the Night Aria w3LQ Papageno! Papagena! dZ3ao

Most Important Works the last ten string quartets the Quintet for clarinet and strings the Mass in C minor and the unfinished Requiem the Serenade for thirteen wind instruments the Clarinet concerto the late piano concertos the last six symphonies

Symphony no. 40 in G minor Mozart infused a passion and expression unheard of in symphonic writing, especially in the great Symphony no. 40 in G minor.

Mozart’s Operas

Final years of Mozart’s life However, during his last year, he slowly began to experience a reversal of fortune. i. gradually middle class society and Schikaneder theatre vs. court opera and aristocratic salon ii. relationship with his wife - loving, affectionate, and concerned with Constanze's health iii. an offer to go to London by British opera manager Robert May O'Reilly iv. May - became unpaid assistant to the cathedral kapellmeister at St. Stephen's. If Mozart lived for more than two years, he would have been the next kapellmeister with salary of 2000 fl. v. late 1791, offers from Dutch and Hungarian nobility to compose a few works vi. fees were received by Mozart for the publication and manuscript rights to some of his works During the late 1790, Mozart had many financial problems contributed by the following factors. i. decline in popularity from 1788 in Vienna ii. subscription concerts - from success in 1785 to only one subscriber iii. no savings from his most successful years iv. steady increase in popularity in foreign countries. "His music was now circulating via performances and publications throughout Europe, especially in German-speaking regions and in France, where his words were frequently listed on the programs of the Concert Spirituel." (Maynard Solomon) However, there were no performance rights or copyright laws. Composer paid only for his service of physically playing or conducting what he composed. v. Constanze's numerous pregnancies and her health vi. numerous expenses for appearances at court functions vii. supported a household of six including his son, Karl Thomas, the expected baby, Franz Xaver Wolfgang, and two servants.

Requiem in D Minor, K 626, Incomplete at his death A commission for Count Franz von Walsegg-Stuppach Pass off as the Count’s No copies to be made and participation limited in performance Working on two opera at the same time (which got priority) Finished only the “Introit” Sketched out the “Kyrie”, “Sequence”, and “Offertorium” Emphasis on strings and woodwinds Shows influence of Baroque masters

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