Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, A Moral Law - 1440 Words

Plato once said, â€Å"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.† Like his words elucidate, music, for many centuries, was a way of expressing things that could not be put into words. It displayed raw emotion in some cases and gave life to ideas and notions in other cases. Throughout history, various figures and composers contributed to music worldwide. However, there is one that stands out the most. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a child prodigy and composer at the age of six, who played and composed so effortlessly, would change music styles and influence many great composers that would come years afterwards. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in full Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He was the son of Leopold and Maria Pertle Mozart and younger brother to Maria Anna, also known as Nannerl. His mother was born to a middle-class family and his father was a successful composer, violinist, and assistant concertmaster in the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. Leopold introduced Mozart and Nannerl to music at an early age and tutored them both. At the age of three, as the young Mozart watched and mimicked Nannerl’s lessons from their father, he began to show a deep understanding of chords, tonality, and tempo. With lessons like his sister, he mastered his father’s techniques so quickly that at the age of four, he could learn a pieceShow MoreRelatedEssay about London: A Cultural City1248 Words   |  5 Pagesopened a waxworks in Fleet Street, before Madame Tussaud arrived from France. The capital had a vivacious musical life, arranged by composers and impresarios like George Frideric Handel, John James Heidegger, and Johann Peter Salomon. Even Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in the city. The culture of the city became the partner of its commerce. Crown and Parliament did very little, by contrast, to promote Londons public culture and intellect, and the case of painting is one instance. Public commercialRead MoreThe Eighteenth Century : Age Of Enlightenment2647 Words   |  11 PagesLiterature: The Development of Music: -Was music not a predominate part of the Baroque period before composers like Bach and Handel? -How did the different works travel to different countries? Was it also by trade and travel? -Why did Mozart die a poor man even though he was so successful? Development of the Novel: -Were a lot of novels still involved with political aspects? Writing of History: The High Culture of the Eighteenth Century: -Was the content in