MUS 352 Baroque Tues. Apr. 17 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Thirty Years War | -[date] 1618-1648 -[causes] religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics (France vs. The Hapsburgs Conflict: 1516-1756) -[effects] decimated the population of the Holy Roman Empire of the German [Speaking] Nations |
| Holy Roman Empire of the German [Speaking] Nations | -central part of Europe; a mix of independent kingdoms, dukedoms, principalities and cities |
| Austria (origins) | -the hereditary territory of the Hapsburgs; a multinational patchwork stitched together over the centuries by intermarriage, inheritance, military conquest and pure luck |
| Turkish invasion of Vienna | -[date] 1683 -[effects] the Turks were turned away after laying siege to Salzburg; coffee beans, the croissant, curiosity about "all things oriental"; the curiosity expressed itself in "Turkish" music and dramatic presentations set in the East. |
| Salzburg, Austria (Ancient Rome) | -an independent city-state -[location] between Austria and Bavaria -[aliases] Iuvavum (original name from the Romans) |
| Salzburg, Austria (18th Century) | -an ecclesiastical principality administered by a prince-archbishop |
| Archbishop Leopold Anton Von Firman | -[accomplishments] settled centuries of religious strife by expelling 22,000 protestants from Salzburg. |
| Count Hieronymous Colloredo | -[date] 1732-1812 -[occupation] last archbishop of Salzburg, WAMozart's employer -[accomplishments] was conscientious and enlightened |
| Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg | -were usually indifferent toward their subjects -contributed to European culture through support of the arts |
| Salzburg, Austria (influences) | -Italy (Venice, Mantua, Milan) Austria (Vienna) Czech (Prague) |
| Leopold Mozart | -[hometown] Augsburg -[occupation] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father |
| Leopold Mozart (timeline) | -1737 (age 18): enrolls in Salzburg university -is expelled for neglecting his studies. quits law. -1743: is accepted into the court orchestra -1763: is promoted to vice-kapellmeister -career is stopped by his desire to show off his children's gifts |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [date] | -[date] 1756-1791 |
| Maria Anna Mozart | -[aliases] Nannerl -[accomplishments] began learning clavier from her father at age 7, became good at it -Pour le Clavecin. Ce livre appartient à Marie Anne Mozart ~ -[date] 1759 -[author] Leopold Mozart -[subject matter] clavier excercises |
| W.A. Mozart's first mastered piece | -[date] 24 January 1767 (three days before his fifth birthday) -a scherzo by Georg Christoph Wagensile |
| Maximillian III Joseph | -Elector of Bavaria |
| Mozart Family timeline (11) ~ | 1-Jan 1762: Mozarts go to Maximilian III Joseph's court in Munich 2-mid 1763: tour to Paris, London and other courts. Mozart plays for French an dEnglish royals and publishes and writes his earliest symphonies 3-1777: Leopold sends Wolfgang and his Mother to Munich and Manneheim (He stayed in Mannheim for over four months and composed for piano and flute but was offered no position. also fell in love with Aloysia Weber) 4-Leopold sends the pair to Paris. Mozart composes and has success with Paris Symphony No. 31 5-Mother dies, WAMozart returns home 6-1779-80: WAMozart spends his days in Salzburg playing in the cathedral and at court, composing sacred works, symphonies, concertos, serenades, and dramatic music. 7-late 1780: WAMozart goes to Munich to compose a serious opera titled Idomeneo 8-WAMozart moves from Munich to Vienna to work for Prince-Archbishop Colloredo 9-May 1781: WAMozart is fired by Colloredo. He begins to do freelance work instead (teaching, publishing his music, playing at apatron's houses or in public, composing on commision) 10-1787: Gets a job as Kammermusicus (chamber musician); gave hima reasonable salary and re2quired only that he write dance music for court balls. (in spite of salary, he had financial truoubles due to poor money management 11-1782: Mozart marries Constanze Weber |
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