After attending the concert, the piece of work I would like to talk in most detail about was "Overture to the Magic Flute" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Mozart was a child prodigy, was able to play the piano at 4 and composing his own music at 5. As Professor Chapman stated, "When he was older, he could just write music while talking to friends without testing it. He was able to hear the piece entirely in his head." The piece being focused on was an opera he composed, and not just any, one of his more famous. What will be discussed is the feel of the piece's form composed and some details pertaining to its creation such as instruments, meter, tempo and measures that were noticeable. Also, the general feel I received from the people playing Mozart's composed work of art.
An overlay of the form of the piece is assumed to be ABA and is set in the Allegro theme. It started out with an up beat, happy feeling in the introduction. Although it started slow, it began to......
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