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Fast Reading
Choose the best title:
A: Three Great Austrian Composers
B:Three Great Composers of the Eighteenthe Century
C:Three Great Child Composers
Fast reading (I)
1. How did Haydn change the
form of symphonies?
He made them longer and
for a larger orchestra.
2. How long did he work in
eastern Austria?
He worked in eastern Austria for 30 years.
Fast reading (II)
1. How many pieces of music
did Mozart compose?
He composed over 600
pieces of music.
2. How old was he when he
played for the Empress of
Austria?
He was six years old.
3. How long were Mozart and Haydn friends?
They were friends for ten years.
Fast reading (III)
1. Who taught Beethoven
how to play the piano?
His father taught him.
2. Did he stop composing when
he became deaf?
No, he continued composing when he
became deaf.
Read quickly and fill in the table
name
birthplace family background
Haydn
Austria
Mozart
Austria
Beethoven Germany
peasant
musician
orchestra
conductor
singer
Read the whole text very
carefully again, and fill in the
blanks with proper words or
phrases.
Joseph Haydn, an Austrian composer
________,
was born in a village and is known
_________
as
the father of the symphony. He changed
_______
the symphony into a long piece for a
large orchestra. After________
studying music
in Vienna, he went to work at the
_____
court of a prince in eastern Austria.
later he moved to
Thirty years _____,
London, where
_____ he was very successful.
Another Austrian composer, Mozart,
was born in Salzburg. Though
_______ he only
than
lived 35 years, he composed more
_________
600 pieces of music, Mozart had musical
the time
talent
_____ from a very early age. By
_________
he was 14, he had composed many
pieces for the harpsichord, piano and
violin, as
________
well as for orchestras.
In 1781 Haydn met Mozart and was
very _________
impressed with him. They were
until Mozart’s death.
friends ______
Beethoven was born in Bonn,
Germany. When he was very young,
he learned to play the violin and the
from his father.
piano _____
In 1791, Beethoven met Haydn, who
encouraged
__________ Beethoven to move to
Vienna. Beethoven became very
popular
_______ in Austria, and stayed there
for the rest
___ of his life. Even after he
became completely
_________ deaf, he continued
________
composing.
Discussion
What can you learn from
Beethoven?