MUSIC 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Maria Anna Mozart, Binary Form, Pope Clement Xiv
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Wunderkind > by age 12, he had composed 3 operas, 6 symphonies + 100 other works: toured europe to meet composers + perform, born into a musical family, father > composer, violinist + court musician. When leopold (the father) discovered wolfgang"s and nannerl"s talents, he left his job in order for the children to tour europe. They meet composers and performed, mozart was already composing at this point, started writing operas at the age of 12. Also child prodigy on the keyboard: eventually stopped travelling with father and brother. Very unique that these individuals travelled so often because it was dif cult to do back in the day: there are only a few compositions that have survived from nannerl. She may have stopped due to societal pressures and the need to get married. Mozart"s melodies are captivating, complex and interesting: mozart is classical because his music has always been played through time,
