Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 250 years young today. Mozart birthday fever grips Austria (BBC). I imagine people back in the day would have heard some pretty killer late-night jams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Funny, I was just about to post that! I would love to see Mozart show up today in a time machine and hear what he would have to say about the internet, music downloads and music sharing.Austrian-born composer, whose musical gifts were prominent at a strikingly early age. By four, Mozart began playing the keyboard, composing his first pieces by age five and mastering the violin. In 1767, he and his family moved to Vienna, where he wrote “opera buffaâ€, “La finta sempliceâ€, “Singspielâ€, and in 1769, “Bastien und Bastienneâ€. By 1772, he had written his first quartets and approximately 25 symphonies, though some have been lost. He composed two operas between 1775 and 1776, five violin concertos, the Haffner Serenade, and masses for Salzburg Court Chapel. After his mother passed away in 1778, he composed the Paris symphony. Mozart happily married in 1782, though he was burdened with financial difficulties. In 1784, he became a freemason and produced six piano concertos that same year. His list of masterpieces is seemingly endless. He died before his work was finished after a three-week fever, though no convincing evidence to the cause has come to light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I might be going to Vienna and Salzburg later this year to celebrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Funny, I was just about to post that! I would love to see Mozart show up today in a time machine and hear what he would have to say about the internet, music downloads and music sharing. Hey, Beethoven came to San Dimas, Mozart could show up anywhere. AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Think of all the music we have lost out on because of his tragic death. If only he lived on, he could still be writing great music.All kidding aside, I worked a show at the NAC that was a Mozart tribute last Saturday, and man, could that guy write a melody huh? What music from our generation will still be commonly heard in 250 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 happy birthday m.i've spent an obscene amount of time studying you in my life and an even longer amount of time admiring your legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 (edited) Happy Birthday to a man and his music who will most likely live on forever. There are very few who can actually have the impact that he did. This hit is for you man......... Edited January 27, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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