Friday, August 14, 2009

Write the main elements of Mozart's music, the most important genres he developed as a composer, and describe briefly the plot and main characters of...

Mozart's style
helped define the Classical period of music. He adapted Baroque techniques, such as
counterpoint, and integrated them into newly popularized genres of pieces. However, Mozart
carefully balanced these Baroque techniques with maintaining the relative simplicity of the
Classical period, in contrast with the extreme complexity of the late Baroque period.


Mozart left an incredible legacy in music across a wide array of genres, but his
influence is especially clear on operas, piano sonatas, piano concertos, and
symphonies.

One of Mozart's most famous operas is The Marriage of
Figaro
. This operas picks up two years after where The Barber of
Seville
left off. It centers on Count Almaviva, a bullying elite; Rosina, the
relatively kind countess; and their servants Figaro and Susanna. As Figaro and Susanna are about
to be married, Almaviva uses his power to delay the wedding and seeks to steal Susanna against
her will. Ultimately, Susanna, Figaro, and the countess are able to outwit the count, restore
the count and Rosina's love for each other, and go through with Figaro and Susanna's
wedding.

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