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• • • • • • THE CLASSICAL Joseph Haydn Born in tiny Austrian village of Rohrau Til age 6 learned folk songs At age 8, talent was recognized Sent to Vienna for training in choir at St. Stephens • Voice change dismissed from choir • Gave music lessons and taught himself composition • Lived in poverty for a time and worked as a street musician • THE CLASSICAL • Joseph Haydn • At 29 landed position of service to most powerful Hungarian Noble Family worked there 30 years • Constant daily and weekly out put of music • Word spread among nobles and began to travel late in life as a celebrity • THE CLASSICAL • Joseph Haydn • • • • His famous “The London Symphonies” (from a successful trip to London) Return to Vienna rich and famous Late in life took it “easy” and wrote masses and oratorios • Mozart and Beethoven very influence by • THE CLASSICAL • Joseph Haydn • • • • • Music is folk flavored and optimistic Master of Theme Development Wrote 104 symphonies Wrote 68 string quartets ***believed to have invented the String Quartet during summer chamber performances • • • • • • • • • • THE CLASSICAL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Child Prodigy At age six could play harpsichord & violin He could improvise & write music Could read music perfectly at 1st sight & had perfect pitch @ 8 writes first symphony @ 11 1st oratorio @ 12 1st opera • THE CLASSICAL • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Father was court musician eager to show him off • Took him on tour at age 6 til 15 • Acclaim as boy wonder across Europe • This makes working for Archbishop in Salzburg, Germany almost unbearable • THE CLASSICAL • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • 25 leaves to go to Vienna as freelance Musician & Composer • 1st years success • Working for the emperor and nobility • Formed friendship with Haydn • THE CLASSICAL • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Later Vienna fans are fickle and do not like his dark opera “Don Giovanni” as opposed to his usually comic operas • Mysterious stranger commissions requiem (death mass) • Later believes it is meant for him • Really another noble wants to steal it as his own piece • THE CLASSICAL • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Last year of life has some success with a new comic opera but…. • Poor health and lifestyle lead to early death at age 36 leaving requiem mass unfinished • Wrote master pieces in every type of music in classical age • Opera & Piano Concerto among greatest pieces • (Mozart was soloist in piano concertos) • THE CLASSICAL • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • DVD VIDEO on CD #5 • DON GIOVANNI • K.527, ACT I Introduction • THE CLASSICAL • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) • Opened & expanded Mozart & Haydn, • Influenced musicians into the 20th century • Born in Bonn Germany to family of musicians • @ age 11 served as assistant court organist • @ age 12 compositions begin to publish • THE CLASSICAL • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) • @ age 16 played for Mozart who was impressed by him • @ 22 left Bonn for Vienna studied with Haydn • Rebelled against social convention in that he believed the artist deserved as much respect as nobility • The same artistocrat’s who shunned and allowed Mozart to die penniless gave Beethoven salaries • THE CLASSICAL • Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) • Salaries were only on condition he stay and work in Vienna • (unprecedented in Music History) • Even before salaries was never tied to noble • Made $$ by…….. • Playing concerts • Giving Lessons • Publishing his music • • • • • • THE CLASSICAL Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) @ 29 starts to go deaf Never married Leads mysterious personal life Force to quite performing because of deafness but still conducts (even when he really shouldn’t) • In 1818 has creative outburst of … • Piano Sonatas, String Quartets, • and his 9th Symphony while totally deaf. • THE CLASSICAL • AMADEUS (1984) • Bio film = Mozart • Decent representation of life in this time period and life in Vienna • -keep in mind its mostly factual account of Mozart’s life but not completely…it is Hollywood after all