Corsega, Joy Camille M.

GE-ART BSA 2-H

Mozart: The Perennial Virtuoso

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a legendary composer whose works transcend the

musical scene, and whose name was made at the ripe age of ten. Mozart was known to
be the textbook definition of a prodigy; he had a natural gift for playing the piano when
he was just four years old, composed his first piece at age five, gained international
fame when he was just ten, and even composed his first opera at the mere age of
eleven. Young Mozart was praised for his outstanding musical memory, as well as his
excellent improvisation. Over the course of his thirty-five years of life, he managed to
compose over six hundred pieces, with his best known works including Eine Kleine
Nachtmusik, Turkish March, The Marriage of Figaro (overture), and his Symphony No.
40. Mozart is famed for his simple but elegant and indelible melodies.
It is no surprise as to why Mozart’s works are incredibly popular even to this day
and age; his pieces are familiar as most of it has been played in mainstream media, and
his cultural influence is extensively large. His musical compositions are pleasing to ear,
and invoke images to the mind of dramatic and exhilarating scenes. I can recall many
instances of where I’ve heard his works before, and most of it involves cartoons that I
grew up watching wherein they used Mozart’s music to educate young minds or to
make action-filled scenes more dramatic and intense so as to catch and retain the
young audience’s attention. I grew up to develop a tacit love for music, although I only
began to venture into classical music by the end of my high school years. As I explored
the wonders that classical music had to offer, Mozart was among the composers whose
compositions I least looked forward to getting into. His music has been so ingrained into
my mind that they seem a bit too bland and simplistic for my personal taste. I prefer the
impressionistic works of Debussy and Erik Satie more, compared to his uncomplicated
and clear-cut style.
From what I’ve gathered, Mozart was considered a “genius” out of his impressive
dedication to his art form at a budding age, virtuosity, and versatility in composition. He
was simply an ardent composer who garnered international fame, at the expense of his
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childhood. I personally think that he could’ve been a more extraordinary composer, had
he the time to master his craft at a steady pace and flesh out his style into a more
developed sound which he was beginning to get into, as evidenced by his last piece
unfinished for reasons of a sudden death. Mozart was undeniably a genius, loved and
known by all, who fell through unfortunate circumstances once his prodigious young
mind had become less of a spectacle.

References:
Robertson, C. (2015, December 15). The True Secret Behind Mozart's Genius.
WillPowered. Retrieved from http://willpowered.com/learn/true-secret-mozart
Inside the Score. (2019, June 23). Why Is Mozart Genius? [Video]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN3v4fEZcQw