Compare/Contrast Saint-George Or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
The Classical era of music brought a new time of musical acceptance. Two musical masterminds during this time, were debated in the absolute greatest of their craft. They brought musical rejoice in all that could hear their work. These two talented individuals were known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his musical rival was known as La Chevalier de Saint-George. There are major and minor similarities and differences between their upbringings that lead into their musical styles overall.
The two well-known composers were raised in very different manners, but ultimately they were raised in such a way they both grew up to be the best musicians of their time. For La Chevalier de Saint-George, he was born into a wealthy family from France west indies' colony of Guadalupe. His father, George de Bologne de Saint-George, was a wealthy Frenchman who moved to a plantation in, 1740. Among the slaves there, was a woman of African descent that would eventually become La Chevalier's mother. His two parents were unaware that when La Chevalier de Saint-George was brought into the world on Christmas day of 1745, they gave …show more content…
His works were exhibited throughout the period which one that incorporated other musical forms including style gallant. Like many composers of his era, he was a talented in creating almost every major genre, including symphonies, few operas, many concertos, and chamber pieces that included string quartets. All of these musical genres are not new; however, these concertos were made more mainstream by Mozart. Mozart composed numerous amounts of religious music and many other forms of entertainment. For La Chevalier, he did not just compose musical pieces. He conducted most of his work. We have the record of eight violin concertos and four symphonies concertos that La Chevalier created by 1778 (About La,
The two well-known composers were raised in very different manners, but ultimately they were raised in such a way they both grew up to be the best musicians of their time. For La Chevalier de Saint-George, he was born into a wealthy family from France west indies' colony of Guadalupe. His father, George de Bologne de Saint-George, was a wealthy Frenchman who moved to a plantation in, 1740. Among the slaves there, was a woman of African descent that would eventually become La Chevalier's mother. His two parents were unaware that when La Chevalier de Saint-George was brought into the world on Christmas day of 1745, they gave …show more content…
His works were exhibited throughout the period which one that incorporated other musical forms including style gallant. Like many composers of his era, he was a talented in creating almost every major genre, including symphonies, few operas, many concertos, and chamber pieces that included string quartets. All of these musical genres are not new; however, these concertos were made more mainstream by Mozart. Mozart composed numerous amounts of religious music and many other forms of entertainment. For La Chevalier, he did not just compose musical pieces. He conducted most of his work. We have the record of eight violin concertos and four symphonies concertos that La Chevalier created by 1778 (About La,