Amadeus Mozart Revolutionized Western Music

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Music has evolved a lot ever since its first appearance, and over the years the style of music is evolving. Wolfgang was one of the most influential musicians this world had ever witnessed. Amadeus Mozart revolutionized western music with the help of likes of Beethoven. Mozart was born on January 27th, 1756. He was born in Salzburg, Austria. Wolfgang was influenced and taught by his father Leopold. Leopold was a famous violinist, and was known mostly for writing a very famous violin-playing manual. His father led Mozart to master the art of composition at a very early age, according to Biography.com.
Born in 1756 to a family of four, Mozart’s family consisted of his mother Anna Maria, his father Leopold Mozart, and his sister Maria Anna. Mozart …show more content…

This was a huge problem as he did not have any money to treat her. In the time Constanze was sick, Mozart grew ill himself. He knew he was dying because he had collapsed on his own desk, the same desk he wrote his music on. His final masterpiece which was unfinished was called Requiem. Mozart gave all the required information about Requiem to his student, and told him to finish it after he dies. Mozart passed away on December 5, 1791. His body was thrown into a Pauper’s grave in the churchyard of St.Mark in Vienna. According to Kidzworld, he died a poorman and his wife was unable to identify his grave since they did not have enough money to get something written on his headstone.
Mozart died a very tragic death for a legendary composer. If only he was treated properly by the superior people, he would have lived longer. I believe a musician of his level deserves to be paid better than a common man. Mozart composed so many different compositions which changed western music in many different ways. For the last ten to twelve years of his life, Mozart produced a masterpiece approximately once a month, so there are too many to list. Some of the very famous are:
Symphonies: No. 40 in Gm, K. 550; No. 41 in C, K. 551 ("Jupiter)"; No. 38 in D, K. 504 ("Prague"); No. 29 in A, K. 201 Piano Concerti: No. 24 in Cm, K. 491; No. 21 in D, K. 467
Other Concerti: Clarinet, K. 622; Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E-flat, K.