1. Mozart January 27, 1756 Salzburg, Austria December 5, 1791 Vienna, Austria

2. Unlike any other composer in musical history, he wrote in all the musical genres of his day and excelled in every one. His taste, his command of form, and his range of expression have made him seem the most universal of all composers; yet, it may also be said that his music was written to accommodate the specific tastes of particular audiences.music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlpxjBgG-7E

3. 18 th century Austria and central Europe map

4. Playing chords on the harpsichord 3 Playing pieces of music 4 Composing various pieces Concerto 5 Played in courts around Europe 6 Sonatas for keyboard and violin published One Act German Opera Italian opera buffa Either played/composed a mass By 13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Jq3sv- Ltk&list=PL48F84FF49FEB6BFD

5. Still only 13… “Mozart had by now acquired considerable fluency in the musical language of his time, and he was especially adept at imitating the musical equivalent of local dialects. The early Paris and London sonatas, the autographs of which include Leopold’s helping hand, show a childlike pleasure in patterns of notes and textures. But the London and The Hague symphonies attest to his quick and inventive response to the music he had encountered, as, with their enrichment of texture and fuller development, do those he produced in Vienna (such as K 43 and, especially, K 48). And his first Italian opera shows a ready grasp of the buffo style.”ParissonatasThe Hague opera Stanley SadieThe Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica Stanley SadieThe Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica

6. Mastery of the Italian operatic style was a prerequisite for a successful international composing career, and the Austrian political dominion over northern Italy ensured that doors would be open there to Mozart. There Mozart heard the Sistine Choir in the famous Miserere of Gregorio Allegri (1582–1652), which was considered the choir’s exclusive preserve but which Mozart copied out from memory. (1771):Back in Salzburg, Mozart had a prolific spell: he wrote eight symphonies, four divertimentos, several substantial sacred works, and an allegorical serenata, Il sogno di Scipione.Il sogno di Scipione (summer of 1773): but Mozart’s contact with the newest Viennese music seems to have had a considerable effect on him. He produced a set of six string quartets in the capital, showing in them his knowledge of Haydn’s recent Opus 20 in his fuller textures and more intellectual approach to the medium. Soon after his return he wrote a group of symphonies, including two that represent a new level of achievement, the “Little” G Minor (K 183) and the A Major (K 201). Also dating from this time was Mozart’s first true piano concerto(in D, K 175; earlier keyboard concertos were arrangements of movements by other composers).pianoconcerto

7. Benefits of travel… Italy Vienna Salzburg Italy Munich Paris Salzburg

8. Vienna Position with an archbishop: quit Made money performing and composing (freelance), and taking on students Lives with friends

9. Salzburg Austria Undemanding work Not up to his ability level Worked on serious pieces His confidence in handling the medium grew Increasingly fanciful ideas and attractive Virtuoso displays Father still in charge of his work, and concerts