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Choose your favorite European artist and write a short profile of the artist.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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The music is not in the notes, but in
the silence between.
the silence between.
Classical composer and child prodigy
Place of Birth: Salzburg, Austria
Date of Birth: January 27, 1756
Date of Birth: January 27, 1756
Started making music at 5 years old
Traveled a lot as a young musician
Worked as a composer in Salzburg
and Vienna
and Vienna
Composed over 600 works, including
52 symphonies and 22 operas
52 symphonies and 22 operas
Composed “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”,
music for strings
music for strings
Wrote “Symphony No. 40” in G minor
Created great operas like “The
Marriage of Figaro” and “Don
Giovanni”
Marriage of Figaro” and “Don
Giovanni”
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Ludwig van Beethoven
True art remains everlasting.
Composer and pianist, one of the most
influential musicians in Western music
history
influential musicians in Western music
history
Place of Birth: Bonn, Germany
Date of Birth: December, 1770
Date of Birth: December, 1770
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Began studying music at a very young
age
age
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Moved to Vienna in his early 20s to
pursue a career as a composer
pursue a career as a composer
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Became completely deaf later in life,
yet continued to compose
yet continued to compose
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Composed some of the most famous
symphonies, concertos, and chamber
works
symphonies, concertos, and chamber
works
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Influenced the transition from the
Classical to the Romantic era in music
Classical to the Romantic era in music
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Composed “Symphony No. 9” (Ode to
Joy)
Joy)
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Wrote “Symphony No. 5”
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Created “Piano Sonata No. 14”
(Moonlight Sonata)
(Moonlight Sonata)
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Produced “Fidelio,” his only opera