Mozart and Friends
Life and Times
THE MUSIC
The Man, The Myth, The Mozart
100

Who is the OTHER famous composer from this time period that wrote string quartets and symphonies?

Who is Haydn?

100

What year was Mozart born?

When is 1756?

100

What famous nursey rhyme did Mozart write?

What is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?

100

What is Mozart's full name?

Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

200

What composer lived in the shadow of Mozart and dealt with his mediocrity?

Who is Salieri

200

At what age did he compose his first piece of music?

What is 5 years old?

200

What was the last piece of music Mozart was working on before his death?

What is A Requiem Mass in D Minor?

200

What is the name of the play/movie written by Peter Shaffer that features a fictional plot to murder Mozart from his colleague Salieri?

What is Amadeus?

300

Which composer is known as the "Black Mozart" 

Who is Chevalier St. Georges or Joseph Boulougne

300

Where was the musical capital in Europe in the 1780s?

Where is Vienna?

300

What about Mozart's music do we recognize the most?

What is his pure, simple, and memorable melodies?

or just his melodies?

300

Mozart's music has been described as having unfulfillable _________

What is longing?

400

Which composer bridged the gap between the classical and romantic periods?

Who is Beethoven?

400
What year did Mozart die?

When is 1791?

400

Name the piece that is being played.

What is Eine Kleine Nachtmusik?

400

Which Opera features the famous "Queen of the Night Aria?" 

What is the Magic Flute

500

True or false? Mozart remained childlike and was known as a trouble-maker

True!

500

At what age did Mozart compose his first opera and what was the name of the opera? 

What is 11 years old and  "Apollo Et Hyacithus" 

500

Mozart had a knack in music for turning the ___ into the ________

What is simple into the sublime?

500

Mozart wrote how many symphonies in his lifetime?

What is 40 symphonies?

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