Music is a field that has grown over the centuries with several legends creating the pieces that define a whole generation. When diving into the ocean of oeuvres that make the world a better place to live in, you can find plenty of names that remain as milestones in the evolution of music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one such name that has gathered several accolades in the form of applause and eternal creations. He played a crucial role in the development of the music industry. However, not many people know about this artist who has contributed immensely to the memorable records in history. Let us have a look at Mozart’s works and journey through the years.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, also knows as Johannes Chrysostom Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (baptism name), was an Austrian composer who was widely accepted for his musical works. He is known as one of the greatest composers in Western music and was also a part in shaping up a history for the field. All genres of his day were experimented by Mozart, unlike the other musicians of that time. With Mozart’s command of form and taste in music, everything seemed so beautiful, making him the most universal of all composers. However, there are claims even today that his works were to please the tastes of a particular section of audiences. The Mozart Da Ponte operas have been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl amphitheatre.

Works and Early Life

Mozart was estranged from his family since most of the members had a good standing as bookbinders and architects. His father, Leopold, was an author and had worked on some famous violin-playing manuals. The first book was published the year Mozart was born, and it witnessed massive acceptance among the music lovers. Only Mozart and his sister managed to survive among all the seven children of Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl.

Mozart was into music right from a young age. He started picking out chords on a harp at the age of three. At four, he started playing short musical pieces, and by the time he was five, he had been composing. Anecdotes about his first experience with instruments are always lovely to read. These stories involve his great memory about everything related to music, the knowledge he acquired in pitch, the scrawling of a concert at the age of five, and his sensitivity towards certain instruments like a trumpet. His father took Nannerl and him for a concerto at Bavarian court in Munich. They later traveled to the noble houses and imperial court with the music, which impressed everyone in Vienna.

Leopold considered his son as a miracle of God, and he wanted that gift to be displayed in public. The whole world had to know about the existence of such a great musical soul; every attempt of Mozart’s father in uplifting him has helped him in the latter part of his journey. In the later years, the Mozarts were traveling across the globe with Wolfgang’s talent.

Among his most acclaimed works, it was the symphonies, piano concertos, and violin concertos that gathered the highest crowds and appreciation.

If you’re a fanatic or have a craze for the olden day music composers, then you’ve probably heard of the name Antonio Vivaldi. He was a prolific composer who has hundreds and thousands of music composition under his name. Antonio’s music career was born in the 17th and the 18th century when he also become one of the most famous figures in the European classical music industry.

About Antonio Vivaldi

Comprising the full name of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, this famous musician and an Italian composer was born on March 4th in 1678, in Venice. He was an ordained priest who had an inclination towards music. After following his passion, he created hundreds of amazing creations, and shortly also became popular for his concertos in Baroque style.

Two of his most famous work included Agrippa and Bajazet. Vivaldi’s father was a professional violinist, from whom he imparted the skills. Vivaldi took classes from some of the most famous and renewed violinists in town. Even though he had a flair for the musical wind instruments, he could not pursue it because of his problem in the shortness of breath.

His early age religious training led this to the path of becoming a priest at the age of 15, and he was ordained in 1703. Since the musician had red hair, he was called, “il Prete Rosso,” which translates to “The Red Priest.” However, his health problem did not support him in the journey of being a priest, and he had to give up to the path shortly.

Musical Career

He became the master of violin at the age of 25, at the Devout hospital of Mercy in Venice. It was an institution where the orphans received normal instructions and music lessons. Due to his extensive and quality leadership skills, the orchestra gained international importance and attention. He also became a music director in 1716. Simultaneously, he was also practicing the opera scores in 1715 and to this day, we have 50 of his scores. Two of the most successful among them are La constanza trinfante and Farnace.

During his employment in Mantua, between 1717 and 1721, he wrote four of his famous compositions called The Four Seasons. From the Europeans to the royal families everyone enjoyed Vivaldi’s work and was also a favorite composer of Emperor Charles VI who honoured him by calling him a knight.

 Lifestyle and Death

Due to his fame in the early years as a musician and a composer, he attracted financial success as well. However, after moving from Venice post the death of the king, he failed to cope with his finances and finally died on July 28, 1741, due to poverty. Even to this day, his work and music is enjoyed by scholars. After Alfredo Casella recognized his work in 1939, his music is being played in different parts of the world from the World War II. His work includes over 500 concertos which were even infused by famous and subsequent composers like Sebastian Bach.