How did mozart change music?

Question

ok, so im doing a project about mozart. I finished most of it, but i have some questions and i would be delighted to recieve any help :) lol, ok so does any one know how mozart changed music? I tried researching but all i found were biographies about mozart. i need to know how was music before he came along and how he changed it.. thanks A LOT!!! :)

Answer 1

One things that stands out is his development of opera. Many composers (such as Gluck, Salieri) based their plots on Greek mythology. Mozart thought that was a thing of a past and that the stories had been over used.
In his mind it was time to celebrate humanity.
Therefore, his operas were about love, honor, good vs evil, and his characters dealt w/real, human emotion.
Maybe finding some information on Mozart's operas would help your research. He brought opera to a whole new level.
Hope this helps w/your research.

Answer 2

As I have said in my answer to your other question, Mozart didn't change music, he just developed existing forms in his own unique way. Take the symphony; this was being developed by, for example, the Mannheim composers such as the Stamitzes. The concerto; this, again was a form being developed all over Europe at the time - as was every other style he wrote in. His genius lay in the fact that he took these forms and put his own unique style to them - the style of a genius. If you have access to a library with a decent CD lending service, it might pay you to see if they have any works by 'the contemporaries of Mozart' so you can hear the difference. Mozart didn't really make any earth shaking changes, he didn't found a 'school' (which great composer has?), he was just his own masterful self.

Answer 3

Cliff has it right, actually. Mozart didn't really change anything, he merely created a pinnacle of achievement for the Classical period (c 1750-1820-ish) in the same way Bach proved the zenith of the Baroque period previously. Neither composer CHANGED anything but they raised the bar considerably with the quality and emotional content of their music. Their influence was more in how later composers used their music for inspiration. For example, Mendelssohn revered Bach (and was largely responsible for rescuing Bach's music from obscurity). It was Beethoven who really stirred things up by forging the way for the new Romantic period. However, he used the models left behind by Bach, Mozart and Haydn as the springboard for his maginificent and revolutionary work.

Answer 4

I liked the time before Mozart actually, baroque and Renaissance. Although I do like some music that is more modern

Answer 5

His time was unmatched from history during his genera. If life teaches us from the past, then we are wise in heart and mind. But to beat ourselves for self gratification, is not what Mozart produced, but challenged the establishment in charge. We as Americans no longer produce masterpieces, new frontiers from decades ago. Turn the pockets of an older generation unwilling to expand new segments of society into pools of talent for he future.

Answer 6

mozart replaced music, to furnish you a concept, the stuff he did replaced into radical, diverse and new, yeah i comprehend confusing to think of, yet he wasn't very often used while he all got to work and in direction of the tip of his occupation/existence people have been commencing to get it. after he died he began to get very often used and ended up as between the great classical composers of all time.

Answer 7

Difficult to say. He may have raised the bar by creating such wonderful works of very high standard but how do you quantify it ?
I am watching this question and perhaps a musicologist can give a more technical answer.

Answer 8

the only way I can explain it is in laymans terms, and that would be to say that Mozart was to Classical music what Hendrix was to Rock and Roll. He was a completely new style and sound. He was unique.