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Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, third movement - EdexcelWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, in He had piano, violin and composition lessons with his father Leopold Mozart from an early age. By the time he was 5 years old, legend has it that he could perform as well as any professional musician. He wrote his first symphony at the age of 8 and toured around Europe playing for royalty. He was considered a child prodigy.
As a young man, Mozart worked as a court musician in Salzburg, but became restless and wanted to work as a freelance composer. However, he struggled to get paid work and was often short of money.
Mozart died young at the age of 35 in , but nevertheless is perhaps one of the main composers of the Classical period - He produced a considerable amount of music during his short lifetime, of which is still celebrated and performed today. He was a versatile composer writing symphonies, operas, concertoA piece for an orchestra with a soloist, in three movements, chamber music, including string quartets, and many piano sonatas.
OU interactive educational show about composer Mozart supports a new three-part BBC series
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If you’ve ever wondered why composer Mozart became so well known a team at The Open University has created an interactive educational ‘show’ that demonstrates his brilliance.
It coincides with the airing of a new three-part Open University/BBC co-production called Mozart: Rise of a Genius beginning on Monday, 16 September, at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
The film explores the life of Mozart – just one of many brilliant composers who might be described as a genius – who rose to fame because his family recognised his prodigious talents as a child.
They took him and his talented sister Maria Anna, nicknamed Nannerl, on tour to perform in the cultural centres of 18 century Europe. This series explores how his relationships and experiences may have influenced his work.
Dr Naomi Barker is a musicologist who studies late 16 and 17 century music, and a performer specialising in 18 century music. She worked with the OU Connect producers alongside Dr Helen Coffey, a musicologist and specialist in music from German and Austrian cities from the 16 to 18 centuries. Both are senior lecturers in the OU Music department.
Together, they explored Mozart’s brilliance in composing concertos and you can discover a ‘must-listen’ playlist and learn more about his musical world at OU Connect.
Naomi said:
“The OU team that created the interactive content to go onto the webpage have been brilliant.
“We have an animated graphic that explains some technical details about the structure of Mozart’s piano concertos using a recording by our learning partner, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE).
“And there are links through to videos from the OAE that provide accurate information and great performances.”
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Visit our Broadcast and Partnerships site, OU Connect where you can find The story begins with the composer's father Leopold, with whom he conducted a passionate, tortured correspondence; it is Leopold who knows Mozart's secrets. There is another voice: that of t Read allThe story begins with the composer's father Leopold, with whom he conducted a passionate, tortured correspondence; it is Leopold who knows Mozart's secrets. There is another voice: that of the music itself. Music is the key to unlocking the emotions of Mozart, starting in this fi Read allThe story begins with the composer's father Leopold, with whom he conducted a passionate, tortured correspondence; it is Leopold who knows Mozart's secrets. There is another voice: that of the music itself. Music is the key to unlocking the emotions of Mozart, starting in this film with the great piano works. Without this key, how can we ever understand the emotions t Read all See production info at IMDbPro As part of Young Artists Day on Radio 3, Martin James Bartlett, BBC Young Musician , joins Donald Macleod to explore the early life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, discuss life as a young pianist, and also perform in the studio part of Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major K He took the 'land of the clavier', Vienna, by storm, becoming something of a pioneer in composing piano concertos, and this week Donald explores the life and music of Mozart. From his early beginnings in Salzburg as a child prodigy, being paraded by his father around Europe performing for kings and queens, and up until his early death in Vienna, Mozart was a prodigious composer in many genres including chamber music and opera. It was his talent as a pianist that really had audiences speechless in the Austrian capital. He organised subscription concerts in the Augarten, arriving on stage in a succession of fancy coats, and then proceeded to amaze his listeners with his latest piano concertos. This week, Donald focuses each day on one of Mozart's piano concertos, and the period in which it was composed. Nannerl said of her brother Wolfgang, that he had to be restricted from composing or practicing the keyboard at all hours. The child Mozart was a prodigy, and was keen to show off his talents. His father Leopold took Nannerl and Wolfgang on a number of trips around Europe, where they performed for the nobility and royalty. Mozart's main instrument was the harpsichord, but he also took to the violin. One of his first works to appear in print was his sonata for keyboard with violin accompaniment in C major K6. Leopold described his son as a miracle which God caused to be born in Salzburg. However, Leopold realised that Salzburg was too small a place to restrict the talents of his prodigy son, so he made sure Mozart's abilities were recognised far and wide. It was whilst on tour in London that Mozart composed his early Symphony No 4 in D major. The Genius of Mozart
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