... the latest sonata. Understandably, musical ability was much greater during the classical era than today. There were some advances in the musical aspect of the classical period as well. For example, the piano had been perfected thus becoming the dominant keyboard instrument. This led to the harpsichord fading, and because the church was less powerful, new organ music dropped off considerably. The ... an entire orchestral/choral score of another composer (including all parts, vocal and instrumental) after hearing it just once. During his career, Mozart produced over 600 works which includ...

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... damp - before the musicians. That is why Mozart could state after the first night that somehow or other a few of the notes "had fallen under the desks-. As to the music it is obvious that Mozart uses characteristic keys. The listener connects certain keys ... combined tragic and comic elements, seduction and passion into a unity. He depicts individual scenes quite accurately, without propagating naturalistic "sound pictures-. The opera as a whole goes for more than three hours, with the overture lasting about 6-7 minutes. The orchestra consists of 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 ho...

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... of his dead father (Salieri). I call them minor actors because of the time they were in the film, but their impact was nothing to be overlooked. For example, his actor buddy represented goodness and wholeness the path that maybe Mozart should have taken. While his son was there to remind him in a way of ... so kind of income to survive in their world. I enjoyed his music and his amazing talent. It was astonishing, for one, that he could simply hear music being played and than recite it onto a piano. It is also neat how he heard and wrote his music in his head, and also how he hardly ever...

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