Music Listening Outline

History: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Syllabus, Austria on January 27, 1756. He was born into a musical family being the son of a successful composer, violinist and assistant concert master. He learned at the young age of three how to play the piano and by the age of five had mastered multiple instruments.

At the young age of six he was touring European concert halls and opera houses dazzling the audiences with his works that included sonatas, symphonies, masses, concertos and operas, marked by vivid emotion and sophisticated textures.His timing to erupt into the classical USIA scene was perfect because the music Of the Renaissance and Baroque periods were transitioning toward more full-bodied compositions with complex instrumentation which played into Mozart genius musical talents. Mozart is considered to be prodigy and one of the most talented musical composers of all time producing over 600 pieces of work. Mozart died in Vienna, on December 5, 1 791.

Why chose Mozart piece from the Classical Period: chose to listen to and highlight Mozart Symphony No in G Minor, K 550 – 1. Molt Allegro.The reason I chose this piece is because I’m not all too milliamp with classical music (Although I do like to listen to Pander’s Classical Music for studying station.

) and this is a piece I’ve heard before and can relate too due to its popularity from background music for television commercials and a being constantly played on my new favorite Pandora station. The piece was completed July 25th in 1 788 and has been described as one of Mozart most passionate and dramatic pieces with an emotional intensity. History and description: This piece is divided into four sections or movements.The first is fast (molt allegro), the second is slow (andante), the third, minuet (allegretto), ND the fourth, fast and tense (allegro assai). The instruments used are flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, French horns and other strings. The duration of the piece is 8:12. “In his last three symphonies, the second of which is the great Symphony no.

40 in G minor, Mozart infused this form with a passion and expressiveness unheard of in symphonic writing until the advent of Beethoven” (Sherman, 2012) The first theme has a rhythmic pattern that has a little hint of urgency.You can hear the melody in the music that’s easy to follow because of its balance and symmetry in relationship to he music. He Staccato was built into the melody as seen in: 22 of the music. It has flow. The lyrical theme has an agitated feeling. The tone, texture and color are enhanced by the added instruments. Strings and woodwinds are the guilty pleasures of tone and color.

Mozart brings a new rendition to the theme music during the lyrical to bring forth emotion slight variations of feeling.