Questions about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart-dumb questions, easy points?

Question

I'm writing a five page paper on Mozart, and I had some simple questions about him that I thought would be a good filler for the paper. If you have any other interesting facts that are long or interesting, please add them. I need all the help I can get.
So roughly, how many pieces did Mozart compose?
What are some of his most famous?
Can you tell me some songs he wrote that have really long names?

Did Mozart really compose twinkle twinkle little star?

Answer 1

Mozart wrote roughly 650 works (give or take a few). There are 626 works listed in Köchel's famous catalogue of Mozart's works but since it was first compiled various works have been found to have been misattributed to Mozart (including 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star' (see below)) and there have been some discoveries of previously lost works (or works mistakenly attributed to others).

Some of his most famous compositions include:
Operas:
The Marriage of Figaro
The Magic Flute
Don Giovanni
The 'Jupiter' Symphony (No 41) and the G minor symphony K 550 (you'd know the tune)
Piano Concerto No 21 in C, K 467 (used in the film 'Elvira Madigan')
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Requiem
Clarinet Concerto in A, K 622
Posthorn Serenade
Piano Sonata K 331 (with the 'Turkish' finale)

... just to name a few

No, he did NOT write 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star' . This traditional English song is derived from the French tune 'Ah, vous derai-je, mamam' but Mozart DID write a set of 12 variations on the theme (referring to the French tune).

One long-titled work is for his opera: 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail' (the abduction from the harem'.

Some interesting facts:
Mozart was a Mason and wrote several works for Masonic ceremonies.
Mozart loved playing practical jokes.
Mozart loved playing billiards and drinking.
Mozart had an obsession with bodily functions and toilet humour.
He had indiscrete verbal outbursts that have led some to think he might have suffered froma mild form of tourettes syndrome.
He was NOT murderd by Salieri (or anyone else).
He was NOT buried in a pauper's grave but just a standard one common at the time.
He died 7 weeks short of his 36th birthday.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Mozart did NOT compose Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. He was travelling with his mother and composed a set of variations based on the melody ... it's a mother's lullaby in France.

Mozart composed over 700 works. EDIT: I
m sorry that's over 600.

Some of the most famous: Symphonies 25, 40, and 41. If I'm not mistaken, he only composed two symphonies in a minor key: 25 and 40. They are both in G minor and they are referred to, respectively, as the Little and the Great. If you listen to them, you should instantly recognize both. Other famous works (operas): Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflote, Cosi fan tutti, La clemenza di Tito.

His Requiem is quite famous. And his choral piece "Ave Verum Corpus." The clarinet concerto is a beloved piece with wonderful, elongated melodies.

Hope that helps

Answer 3

Watch the movie Amadeus. Mozart's physical appearance was described by tenor Michael Kelly, in his Reminiscences: "a remarkable small man, very thin and pale, with a profusion of fine, fair hair of which he was rather vain". His early biographer Niemetschek wrote, "there was nothing special about [his] physique ... He was small and his countenance, except for his large intense eyes, gave no signs of his genius." His facial complexion was pitted, a reminder of his childhood case of smallpox. He loved elegant clothing: Kelly remembered him at a rehearsal: "[he] was on the stage with his crimson pelisse and gold-laced ****** hat, giving the time of the music to the orchestra". Of his voice Constanze later wrote that it "was a tenor, rather soft in speaking and delicate in singing, but when anything excited him, or it became necessary to exert it, it was both powerful and energetic."[61] Mozart worked very hard, a great deal of the time, and finished works where necessary at a tremendous pace. When composing he often made sketches and drafts, though (unlike Beethoven's sketches) these are mostly not preserved, Constanze having destroyed them after his death.[62] See also: Mozart's compositional method. Mozart also enjoyed billiards and liked dancing. He kept pets (a canary, a starling and a dog), and kept a horse for recreational riding.[63] He was raised Roman Catholic and remained a loyal member of the Catholic Church throughout his life;[64] see: Mozart and Roman Catholicism. Mozart lived at the center of Viennese musical life, and knew a great number of people, including not just his fellow musicians, but also theatrical performers, fellow transplanted Salzburgers, and many aristocrats, including a fairly close acquaintance with the Emperor, Joseph II. Mozart had a considerable number of friends, of whom Solomon estimates the three closest were Gottfried Janequin, Count August Hatzfeld, and Sigmund Barisani. Others included the singers Franz Xaver Gerl and Benedikt Schack, Haydn (mentioned above), and the horn player Joseph Leutgeb. Leutgeb and Mozart carried on a curious kind of friendly mockery, often with Leutgeb as the butt of Mozart's practical jokes.[65] Particularly in his youth, Mozart had a striking fondness for scatological and sexual humor, which is preserved in his many surviving letters, notably those written to his cousin Maria Anna Thekla Mozart around 1777–1778, but also in his correspondence with his sister Nannerl.[66] Mozart even wrote scatological music, the canon "Leck mich im Arsch" (literally "Lick me in the ****", sometimes idiomatically translated "Kiss my ****" or "Get stuffed")

Answer 4

Oh, my! I can see poor little "Volfy" rolling over in his unmarked grave!! ...Jeez! All that genius condensed into a little 5 page paper!!! Why don't you just say "Mozart was a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really good composer." for 5 pages?

And pahleeeez do not use the word "songs" when referring to classical music (yes there are a few exceptions). Say, "works" or "pieces". (I know, I sound snooty. It's a pet peeve.)

For the sole purpose of your viewing pleasure (as I'm sure your paper is "due tomorrow"), go rent the movie Amadeus (rated R, for a little nudy flash at the beginning and a couple swear words). Not completely historically accurate, but close. Great entertainment. You'll love it.

You may find, my little dear, if you do the research for yourself, that Mozart was a very fascinating guy(translated: hip dude, cool drool, groovy man, rad lad -- whatever the word you whippersnappers are using these days). In fact, I just can't get enough of him! Yum, yum.

Answer 5

Unfortunately Bio Student is incorrect. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star was an English poem ("The Star") set to the French melody "Ah ! vous dirai-je, Maman".

Mozart did later write a set of variations on the French melody, but he did not compose the original music. The myth that he wrote "Twinkle, Twinkle" keeps popping up from time to time.

Musician, composer, teacher.

Answer 6

Well ~ erm ~~~

For your own sake, please realize that in this case, "the shortest way home" is to look things up yourself. Anything you get for an answer here you will need to verify, so why not save yourself time, go directly to dependable sources of information, and then you can start writing without further ado.
Perhaps you have not thought of it this way, but some of the information you receive here might take longer to check out than it is worth.

Certainly you would not take anything offered here as suitable for your paper, would you? *Your* paper? *Yours*? Without question? Why ever? That would be like trusting the back of a gum wrapper. There is more mischief afoot than you might guess, and to those of us who like to larff, it is ok ....or if there is a missing link somewhere in our own information.....or if we really can *not* find / understand something.......OK?

But to ask for information that is important for your paper ..... and that means the validity of your honor and trustworthiness as a scholar ..... to ask for something as important as that is not in your best interests. And ... you are asking such simple questions.... the information is so basic, it is so widely available .... hey, there!. In addition, these 3 questions are not really "filler" ... the first can be dispatched in a short phrase of a sentence including other info., the second is easily put, and the third strikes me as irrelevant, if not a hippopotamus.

Please be kind to yourself, get water from the right well, and take it easy, hey?

Answer 7

Even a fine movie does not do justice to the staggering genius that was Mozart. This d*** guy played before the queen when he was SIX!

Answer 8

Mozart composed Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Answer 9

All this is available at wikipedia. You should do your own homework. Just Google Mozart and you'll get more information than you'll know what to do with.

Answer 10

He wrote 626 works, and his middle name "Amadeus" means "Beloved of God!"