The Great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Zara GuinardBachman Music

The Great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Zara Guinard-Bachman Music 1010 042 Craig Ferrin

Biography

The Beginning Born in Salzburg, Austria January 27, 1756 Baptized: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart

Childhood Mimicked his sister playing the piano at age 3 His father tutored them both. Age 5, Wolfgang was beyond Leopold’s level of teaching. The siblings went to Bavarian court for several European tours. Met Johann Christian Bach.

Teens Age 13 traveled to Italy for an extended tour (17691771) Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere, performed in the Sistine Chapel Composed three new operas: Mitridante, re di Ponto Ascanio in Alba Lucio Silla

Early Adulthood Hieronymus von Colleredo, appoints Wolfgang assistant concertmaster Grows bored, travels with mother till she falls ill Returns home, becoming organist in Salzburg Settles in Vienna 1781 Meets wife Constanze, has two surviving children: Karl Thomas Franz Xaver

Career of Wolfgang 1783 studied Baroque elements of Johannes Christain Bach and George Frederic Handel 1784 joined the Freemasons This year appeared in 22 concerts, 5 he produced and performed solo Sought an appointment as a court musician

Career cont. Collaborated with Lorenzo da Ponte to create: The Marriage of Figaro Don Giovanni Late 1780’s: Emperor Joseph II appoints Wolfgang chamber composer Wolfgang’s finances deteriorate 1790 the last Da Ponte Opera Cosi Fan Tutte premiered

Final Year Composed most well-known works: The Magic Flute The final piano concerto in B-flat The Clarinet Concerto in A minor The unfinished Requiem About this time Mozart fell ill and died on December 5, 1971 from rheumatic fever.

Overview All the traits of Classical music: clarity, balance and transparency Enlivened elements used in the Baroque period Influenced by: Johann Christian Bach and the Mannheim Orchestra Italian Overture Opera Buffa Continually sophisticated his work Played with the instrumentation and orchestral texture to create masterpieces of musical art

Composition Histories

Piano Concerto No. 23 in “A” Major Written for piano and orchestra Finished March 2, 1786, One flute, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns and strings Wind instruments equal to the string instruments Keys correspond to specific moods “A” major: warm, tender and cheerful mood

No. 23 cont. Prince Fürstenberg in Donaueshcingen With the composition Mozart wrote “these compositions which I keep for myself or for a small circle of music-lovers and connoisseurs (who promise not to let them out of their hands)” Assured prince the compositions had not been advertised Hoped His Highness would commission symphonies, concertos and chamber works regularly

Overture, The Magic Flute The last great-completed work of Mozart’s life Passed away two months after the premiere Scored for: flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, and trumpets in pairs, three trombones, timpani and strings Compact and energetic piece Few pauses in the music, dynamics used make it sound more complex than it really is

Overture cont. Member of the Freemasons after 1784, Mozart wrote music for many of the Masonic lodges Considered a Masonic opera due to the symbolism Singspiel- song-play, a reference to the music dramas of the German-language

Magic Flute The story about Tamino With traveling companion Papageno helps to rescue Pamina Held by her mother the Queen of Night.

Listening Guides

Piano Concerto No. 23 in “A” major Time Analysis of: Piano Concerto No. 23 in “A” major Intro First Subject: Theme 1 A is played only by the piano. : 40 Theme 1 B is played first by the orchestra alone and then joined by the soloist. Second subject: Theme 1 C is the solo piano again with the 1: 15 same orchestral decorations. Theme 1 D by the piano extends control to the orchestral 1: 44 instruments.

Piano Concerto No. 23 cont. 3: 31 Theme 1 B material again played by the orchestra and acting as a codetta to the exposition The form of the second movement is in ternary form, somewhat operatic in tone. . This is theme 1 E. 4: 14 Incorporating the string instruments again we repeat 1 E 4: 43 There is a brief cadenza to end the development section. 5: 03 The third movement seen is in the form of a rondo. Beginning back with Theme A again in the typical sonata form of ABA 6: 03 It closes using material from Theme D. 2: 12

The Music Piano Concerto, No. 23

Overture, The Magic Flute Time Analysis of: Overture, The Magic Flute Introduction with Variation 1 Theme A 1: 23 Theme B 2: 21 Theme C 2: 33 You can still hear the first theme under the second and the texture is smoother on the second theme than it was in the first. Returns again to Theme B

Overture, The Magic Flute cont. 3: 01 End of the first Variation, returns to theme A 3: 30 There awkwardly long pauses that you expect to stretch on until they are punctuated by another blast from the wind instruments section. There is a lacking in the range of keys played during this section and continues on for some time. 3: 43 Returns again to Theme B in a higher key 4: 15 Theme C 4: 50 Theme B repeats with variation throughout the rest of the piece including a cadenza concentrating on the string instruments. 6: 21 Ends with a crescendo repeating short sequences of theme B and theme C.

The Music Magic Flute, Overture

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