George Frederic Handel was born in 1685 in Halle, Germany to his father; George who was a barber surgeon and his mother Dorothea. Handel showed interest in pursuing music at an early age which was said to have been encouraged by his mother and discouraged by his father who didn't believe that a career in the arts was a realistic source of income. When Handel was only 7 years of age, he played as an organist for the Duke of Weissenfels, here he met his first teacher; organist/composer; Zachow. While Handel studied under Zachow, he skillfully learned the organ, oboe and violin all by the time he...

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... and complete deafness. When Beethoven was in Vienna he often lived with members of the nobility who also secured his income and provided him opportunities to perform his new works (Biography). "Beethoven is regarded as one of the greatest masters of musical construction, sometimes sketching the architecture of a movement before he had decided upon the subject matter. He was one ... ...

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... -a capital letter K, followed by a number-has remained a "helpful shorthand" in referring to individual works in Mozart's vast output. The Köchel Series can be seen as an abstract biography of Mozart, an index of the composer's development as an artist from life to death. For example, K. 1a is a short piece of harpsichord Mozart composed when he was 5 years old ... ...

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... , to present Mozart, his character, his life, his times, and his rival in such an interesting and dramatic way inspires curiosity toward him and his music, whereas a dry documentary or biography would have caused one to quickly get bored or lose interest. Mozart's operas, piano concertos, and symphonies dominate Amadeus with each of his musical pieces chosen as much for their ... ...

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... aspect to the film throughout the first half. There isn't really a definite plot to this film, and it doesn't make a difference for the most part. The story is somewhat of a biography of Mozart and his rebellious lifestyle as he constantly writes operas that shock the royals and the higher-ups, but always seem to accomplish his goals in the end. It ... ...

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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. He was the son of a mine inspector and a half-French mother. He started piano studies at five and soon showed to have a remarkable gift. By the age of six, he could read not only Russian, but also French and German. After hearing a piece by Mozart played on a music box, he asked his parents for piano lessons. The piano upset his nerves, though. The music going through his mind kept him awake at night. When Tchaikovsky was ten, his mother took him to St. Petersburg, to a school that would prepare him to study law. He was very at...

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... tension and jealousy between the two. He soon began to study with other composers such as Albrechtsberger, a famous choir director and counterpoint, and with Salieri, whom was famous in Mozart's biography. While studying Beethoven was trying to establish himself as a pianist and composer with the support of a long list of the towns aristocracy who loved music. Though public concerts were not ... ...

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Biography For someone who was destined to be famous, Beethoven's start in life was horrible. Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 17,1770 in Bonn, Germany, the son of an unpopular tenor singer in the employ of the Elector of Cologne. His father was said to be a violent and intemperate man...

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... about this film. The music was such an integral part. I was able to feel his emotions expressed through his music. Without the music, this would have just been an ordinary biography of Beethoven....

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... his music. A distinctiveness that divides it from Mozart and Hayden. He took music to such musical heights as to make a critic say, "All arts aspire to condition of music."(top-biography.com) Just few of his recognizable pieces include Fur Elise and Moonlight Sonata. From these pieces is how the majority of people today know the German musical genius. But a closer ... ...

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... Musicians. Ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 Vols. London: MacMillan Pub. Ltd., 1980. 2: 354-60. Grout, Donald Jay. A History of Western Music. 3rd ed. New York: Cornell UP, 1981. Marek, George R. Beethoven: Biography of a Genius. New York: Funk and Wagnall's Publishing Company, 1969. Orga, Ates. Beethoven: The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers. London: Omnibus Press, 1983. ...

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