How Did Mozart Influence The Modern World
Mozart is one of the most influential composers and musicians of all time. His creative genius has inspired emotion in hundreds of people. Mozart’s music has stood the test of time, finding itself immersed in the modern world as well as an integral influential part of the past. Though suffering from a troubled life, his music spurred the classical period not only impacting the music of his time but that of many future generations.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria and began his life as a child prodigy at the age of five. His father Leopold noticed from a very early age that Mozart was marvelously gifted at replicating the sounds and tones of any music he heard. Mozart spent much of his childhood traveling from one city to the next performing and by the age of eight had composed his first symphony. “From his tenth to his seventeenth year Mozart grew in …show more content…
Mozart was well received in many different cities and his talent unsurpassed however finding an appointment he found suitable was difficult and led to an increasingly large amount of borrowing, debt, and strain. Mozart suffered from depression through the years as well as ill health. He was plagued by scars from smallpox as well as suffered from rheumatic fever, hyper tention, and typhus which some believe ultimately exacerbated his depression (Hatzinger et al.). Through his bouts of depression, Mozart managed to compose over six hundred different works including operas, concertos, and sonatas. Mozart final work Requiem Mass in D Minor became an obsession to him. He believed he
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria and began his life as a child prodigy at the age of five. His father Leopold noticed from a very early age that Mozart was marvelously gifted at replicating the sounds and tones of any music he heard. Mozart spent much of his childhood traveling from one city to the next performing and by the age of eight had composed his first symphony. “From his tenth to his seventeenth year Mozart grew in …show more content…
Mozart was well received in many different cities and his talent unsurpassed however finding an appointment he found suitable was difficult and led to an increasingly large amount of borrowing, debt, and strain. Mozart suffered from depression through the years as well as ill health. He was plagued by scars from smallpox as well as suffered from rheumatic fever, hyper tention, and typhus which some believe ultimately exacerbated his depression (Hatzinger et al.). Through his bouts of depression, Mozart managed to compose over six hundred different works including operas, concertos, and sonatas. Mozart final work Requiem Mass in D Minor became an obsession to him. He believed he