Presentations About

The Life and Works of

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Group One
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Mozart’s Birth
• Mozart was born
on January 27,
1756 in Salsburg,
Austria
• He was the son of
Leopold and Anna
Maria Mozart
• Mozart was the
second of seven
children, but only
two survived
infancy
Mozart’s Early Years
• Mozart showed musical gifts at an early
age
• He began composing at the age of five
• He was performing for the Bavarian
elector and Austrian empress at age
six
• The family went on a tour to royal
courts in cities like London and Paris in
mid-1763
Mozart’s Death
• Mozart died on
December 5,
1791, in Vienna,
Austria
• He was 35
Mozart’s Influences
• Johann Christian
Bach’s musical
style was a large
influence on
Johann Christian Bach Mozart’s early
works
• Later in his life,
Mozart used
Joseph Haydn as
Joseph Haydn
an inspiration
 Mozart’s Works
• Symphonies • Chamber Music
• Concertos • Instrumental
• Concertante Works
Symphonies • Sacred Music
• Solo Piano Music • Operas
 Mozart’s
Symphonies
• Childhood Symphonies (1764-1771)
• 13 Numbered Symphonies (Nos. 1-13)
• There are also a fair amount of unnumbered
symphonies from this time
• Salsburg-era Symphonies (1771-1781)
• 17 Numbered Symphonies (Nos. 14-30)
• Sometimes these are subcategorized as
“Early” and “Late” symphonies
• None were in print during Mozart’s life
• Late Symphonies (1781-1791)
• 10 Numbered Symphonies (Nos. 31-41)
• His final three symphonies (Nos. 39-41)
were completed in about three months
 Mozart’s Concertos
Piano Concertos
• Mozart composed
twenty-seven piano
concertos
• Four are solo
concertos
• Concerto No. 7 is
written for three
pianos, Concerto No.
10 is written for two
pianos
• The remaining twenty-
one are for piano and
orchestra
 Mozart’s Concertos
Violin Concertos
• Mozart wrote five
violin concertos
while in his late
teens
• His violin
concertos are
noted for their
Violin Concerto No. 5
beautiful melodies
and skillful use of
the expressive and
technical
characteristics of
the instrument
 Mozart’s Concertos
Horn Concertos
• Mozart wrote four
concertos for horn
• These concertos
are a major part
of the
professional horn Horn Concerto No. 4

players’ repertoire
Mozart’s Concertos
Other Concertos
• Mozart also wrote
numerous
concertos for
other instruments:
• Bassoon
• Oboe
• Clarinet
• Flute
• Harp
Mozart’s Concertante
Symphonies
• A concertante • Mozart wrote two
symphony is a Concertante Symphonies:
musical work that • Simfonia Concertante for
combines the Violin, Viola, and
genres of the Orchestra K. 364
concerto and • Simfonia Concertante for
symphony Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and
Bassoon K. 297b
 Mozart’s Piano
Music
• Mozart’s piano
works include:
• Nanneri’s Music
Book
• 19 Piano Sonatas
• 6 Double Piano
Sonatas
• 4 Fantasies
 Mozart’s Chamber
Music
• Mozart wrote
numerous chamber
music pieces
including:
• 36 Violin Sonatas
• Variations for
Violin and Piano
• String Duos, Trios,
Quartets, and
Quintets
• Woodwind Chamber
Music
 Mozart’s
Instrumental Works
• The most notable
instrumental work
by Mozart is
known as Gran
Partita and was
written for 2
oboes, 2 clarinets,
2 basset horns, 4
hunting horns, 2
bassoons and
double bass
 Mozart’s Sacred
Music
• Mozart’s sacred
music includes 18
Masses
• Requiem in D minor
is probably the
most famous of his
works
 Mozart’s Operas
• Mozart wrote
twenty operas in
his lifetime
• The most famous
ones include:
The Marriage of Figaro
• The Marriage of
Figaro
• Don Giovanni
• The Magic Flute