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On this day: A child prodigy is born – and music was never the same
“On Monday, conductors everywhere will celebrate a birthday.
Not their own, but that of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756.
The composer’s works have been celebrated, studied and performed across the globe since he began writing at the age of six.
Writing 600 pieces in his time, there is no doubt he is one of the most prolific composers in the history of western music.
A child prodigy, Wolfgang discovered the piano at the age of three.
He would sit next to his sister while she played, following her instruction.
By the age of five, he could read and write music and would entertain visitors with his talents on the piano.
By six, he was writing compositions.
In 1781, Mozart moved permanently to Vienna, where he would rise to fame.
Each of his works is numbered according to the order in which they were composed.
His first, K. 1-5 were written in childhood, and his final, the unfinished Requiem, is K. 626.
In his final year, he composed the opera The Magic Flute, the final piano concerto, the Clarinet Concerto, a string quintet, the motet Ave Verum Corpus, and the unfinished Requiem.”
Yes, Austria has left us an extraordinary musical legacy and we are very fortunate to have that legacy enhanced with the beautiful work of the MonaLisa Twins.
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Nice Howard, I enjoyed reading and hearing that. I didn’t realize it is Mozart’s birthday. I often wonder if there is a family lineage no one is aware of from Mozart to Mona and Lisa Wagner. 🙂
I’ve heard many state Paul McCartney embodies a modern Mozart, with his endless melodies that just kept coming out of Paul’s head. The likes of his colleagues like Brian Wilson and Bob Dylan were simply amazed by Paul.
Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach are my favorites, and Mozart composed some of the most beautiful pieces of music. Mozart’s last Piano Concerto No 27 was composed during very difficult times when he was struggling financially and with poor health, but it is one of his most beautiful compositions. I think the 2nd movement of his Piano Concerto No 27 is one of the most beautiful moments in music history! Have a listen at around 2:45 to 5:30. Such intricate feelings being expressed by piano like a voice from deep within the soul. The piano voice is in conversation with the orchestra, with such deep longing for fulfillment, asking “why?”.
Here is an excerpt about this movement from “The Listeners Club”.
“Mozart’s last piano concerto (No. 27 in B flat major, KV 595) …It still sounds like the Mozart we know, but listen carefully and you may notice something different about this music…perhaps an occasional hint of wistful sadness and even wrenching pain.”
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Thanks for sharing the video Jung. Mozart produced the most beautiful music. I’m not sure if I have already shared this within the club, but there was a time in my life when I was so unwell that I didn’t even get pleasure out of music, which had always been my main passion in life. The only exception was Mozart. I remember writing, “I’m sitting here, listening to the notes of Mozart gently caressing my tortured mind”.
That was a long time ago, before Mona and Lisa were even born. Now we have not just their beautiful music, but also their beautiful souls and their truly beautiful vision for the world we live in to sooth troubled minds. A vision of a world with more love and less hate, more orange and less clockwork, more sweet and less sour – Imagine!
”Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach are my favourites” – Same here Jung, but I need to include that other great baroque composer, Vivaldi. I have attached a video I included in another Topic recently.
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Hi Howard. Yes, for me nothing has soothed pain more than music. Its the consoler. Some things happened today and Im finding I need that more than ever!
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I’m into the basic genres… Rock n Roll, Blues, Bluegrass, Jazz, Country, Gospel, and a few others but what I’m Not keen on is Classical, Hip/Hop/Rap, Hard Core Heavy Metal Rock/Punk…. etc… I listen to what I enjoy, if I don’t like it from getgo, I don’t listen…. The music//instrumentation/lyrics all combined has to speak to my mind and ears…. ?????
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I think Classical and modern rock/pop have a lot in common. I don’t think the creative inspiration of Bach in his keyboard and organ works were that much different from Jimi Hendricks guitar works. Johann and Jimi’s minds were in the same state when they wrote their respective music. Instrument is different, but music pattern and structure I think come from the same place.
But I agree, a specific music genre is an acquired taste, not everyone is going to enjoy it the same way.
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Yep… I agree Jung… Certain genres of music do aquire musical taste buds and not everyone’s cup of tea from get go and never will… ☕????
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