Page 136 - ESSENTIAL LISTENING TO MUSIC

Figure 7.14
This still from the spectacularly good Academy Award–winning film Amadeus (1985) shows “Mozart” composing at a billiard table. Mozart did in fact keep a billiard table in his bedroom. But in most other ways, the portrayal of Mozart in Amadeus is largely fictitious. Mozart was not an irre- sponsible idiot-savant who died penniless, but a highly intelligent entrepreneur whose income fluctuated wildly from year to year; moreover, he was not poisoned by his rival, composer Antonio Salieri (1750–1825). But Amadeus does pose an intriguing question: What does a mediocre or even somewhat gifted person (Salieri) do when faced with an absolute genius (Mozart)?
Join us on Facebook at
do . . .
online multiple-choice and critical thinking quizzes that your instructor may assign for a grade.
Listening to Music with Craig Wright
114 chapter seven introduction to the classical style: haydn and mozart
Copyright 201 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
56797_ch07_ptg01.indd 114 29/08/14 3:34 PM
Saul Zaentz Company/The Kobal Collection
<