Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer from the Classical period. A child prodigy, Mozart learned to play music at the age of 3 and create music at the age of 5. As one of the most eminent composers of Western music, he composed for several genres, including opera and symphony. His pieces are archetypes of the classical style, his melodies uncomplex, graceful, and full of sentiment. His seminal compositions include The Marriage of Figaro, Elvira Madigan, and Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581.
Ludwig van Beethoven, a German composer and pianist, was one of the greatest composers in the history of classical music. He emulated the classical traditions of his two masters, Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and had a considerable impact on the Romantic composers who succeeded him. For most of his life, he was deaf, but the condition did not prevent him from composing some of his most esteemed works. His most distinguished works include Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, Moonlight Sonata, and Für Elise. All of which broadened the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto, and quartet.
Johann Sebastian Bach was another composer and organist from Germany, active during the Baroque period. His contemporaries revered him for his musical talents but believed many of his compositions were dated. His music, rediscovered in the early 19th century, spurred the so-called Bach revival, which elevated his status as one of the most brilliant composers of all time. Among his most celebrated compositions are the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-893, Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1007-1012, Orchestral Suites, BWV 1066-1069, and Mass in B Minor, BWV 232.
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1. Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? What are his famous pieces? Explain in detail.
2. Who is Ludwig van Beethoven? What are his famous pieces? Explain in detail.
3. Who is Johann Sebastian Bach? What are his famous pieces? Explain in detail.
4. Which composers were German? How did their lives and works differ?
1. What is your opinion of Mozart? Do you play or listen to any of his pieces?
2. What is your opinion of Beethoven? Do you play or listen to any of his pieces?
3. What is your opinion of Bach? Do you play or listen to any of his pieces?
4. Which other classical composers are famous today? What instruments are used to play their pieces?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer from the Classical period. A child prodigy, Mozart learned to play music at the age of 3 and create music at the age of 5. As one of the most eminent composers of Western music, he composed for several genres, including opera and symphony. His pieces are archetypes of the classical style, his melodies uncomplex, graceful, and full of sentiment. His seminal compositions include The Marriage of Figaro, Elvira Madigan, and Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581.
