Mozart
Classical Austrian prodigy
Mozart refers to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), the Austrian composer whose work defines Classical-era music.
His operas, symphonies, and concertos remain central to the Western classical repertoire.
The name often stands for musical genius itself: She's no Mozart, but she plays well.
A Mozart is someone with extraordinary natural talent, especially in music: The young pianist was hailed as a Mozart.
Mozart opera libertine
- Magic FluteMozart's Singspiel masterpiece
- FigaroOperatic barber-valet
- piano concertosWorks for keyboard soloist with orchestra
- sonatasMulti-movement classical compositions
serenades · masses · operas · arias · symphonies
Austrian capital
- SalzburgAustrian city, composer's birthplace
- 18th centuryYears 1701-1800
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
chamber music · concerto · symphony · aristocracy · patronage · Baroque · Rococo
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- BachGerman composer surname
- HandelBaroque composer of oratorios
- SchubertViennese song composer
Brahms · Vivaldi · Mahler · Ravel · Chopin · Liszt · Mendelssohn
Remarkably talented youngster
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- precociousDeveloped before typical age
- giftedGiven as present
talent · harpsichord · composition · touring · improvisation · perfect pitch
Movie or coating
- biopicFilm about real life
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- influencePower to affect others
masterpiece · canon · repertoire · musicology
Don Giovanni
Mozart opera libertine
- Magic FluteMozart's Singspiel masterpiece
- FigaroOperatic barber-valet
- piano concertosWorks for keyboard soloist with orchestra
Vienna
Austrian capital
- SalzburgAustrian city, composer's birthplace
- 18th centuryYears 1701-1800
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
orchestra · chamber music · concerto · symphony · aristocracy · patronage · Baroque · Rococo
Haydn
Schubert · Brahms · Vivaldi · Mahler · Ravel · Chopin · Liszt · Mendelssohn
wunderkind
Remarkably talented youngster
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- precociousDeveloped before typical age
gifted · talent · harpsichord · composition · touring · improvisation · perfect pitch
film
Movie or coating
- biopicFilm about real life
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
influence · masterpiece · canon · repertoire · musicology
- ComposersBach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Handel
- GermanGermany, Austria, Switzerland, German, Berlin
- 1700sVoltaire, colonial period, French Revolution, William III, Declaration of Independence
- child prodigiesEinstein, Picasso, Pablo Picasso, Bobby Fischer, Shirley Temple
- ClassicalBeethoven, Haydn, symphony, sonata, concerto
- Cultural ClassicsBeethoven, Bach, Shakespeare, Dickens, Mona Lisa
MozartBeethoven
German classical music giant
Wagner · Berlioz · Mahler · Liszt · Stravinsky
MozartNickelback
Alberta post-grunge act
Pitbull · ABBA · Vanilla Ice · boy bands · elevator music
Mozarttone-deaf
Cannot perceive pitch differences
talentless · hack · amateur · tin ear
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Mozart effectMusic-enhanced cognitive performance
- Mozart RequiemIncomplete mass for deceased