Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Introduction to music-Paper
Please choose a composer that is addressed at length in one of the videos in the course or from the reading and discuss their contribution to the style period in which they lived and one work from this composer that exemplifies these characteristics. (3-4 page paper, double-spaced, Times New Roman font).
Beethoven, Mozart or Franz Joseph Haydn
In this paper, please be sure to include the following:
1- (2-3 paragraphs) Include a brief background about this composer, including birth/death dates, musical training, and career achievements.
2- (3-4 paragraphs) Describe a work by this composer that represents the style period in which the composer lived. Defend your work by describing the specific attributes of this piece that make it a part of the style period in which it is included (please choose at least 3). What influences, if any, are seen in this music from other arts, i.e. poetry, dance, visual arts? Were there any political influences on this music or its early performances?
3- (1-2 paragraphs) What struggles or issues did this composer need to overcome during their career? Please only submit the assignment as .doc, .docx, or .pdf files only, thanks.
You may use the videos provided as one of your sources. I am just fine if you would like to use your textbook and Wikipedia as additional sources. Please cite your sources and DO NOT copy and paste information from Wikipedia. Please write this in your own words. This paper will go through turnitin.com before it comes to me.
Answer previewMusic composition evolved with time from the prehistoric times, Ancient Rome and Greece, the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Classical, Baroque, and other periods that followed. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the well-known music Classical composers who gained inspiration from his father, Leopold Mozart. His father was a prominent violinist, composer, and assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court. Leopold Mozart nurtured his son’s talents, and, in the process, he discovered that the budding musician had a strong understanding of playing several musical instruments and composing pieces.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Brief Background and Career Achievement
Mozart, born in the year 1756, January 27, was the youngest child in a family of seven children. At around the age of four, Mozart’s father started teaching him how to play minutes, and when he was six, he had…
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