Introduction
Mozart was a child prodigy.
His father taught him to play when he was very young, and he was soon
playing
for royalty all over Europe. During his lifetime he composed
operas,
music for orchestra, and music for piano.
Task
You are living at the time of
Mozart,
(1756 - 1791). Your task is to choose one of the roles below and
prepare a short report (1 page) about some incident in his life
involving
that person. In addition, choose one of Mozart's compositions
that
you might have heard at the time you were associated with him, and be
prepared
to play a portion of it for the class, either using a tape or CD, or
playing
it on the piano.
Roles
Advice
To determine
how you, as one of these people, would feel about Mozart and his music,
you will need to do research on Mozart's life in general. Read
about
his life as a child, and later as an adult, and you will get the
information
you need to do your report. Use several resources to make your
job
easier! You can find examples of his music on some of the
websites
listed, or you can find CD's and tapes at the Public Library.
Resources
Additional Resources
Encyclopedias
Groves' Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Joan Martin's Library (ask librarian for books on
Mozart)
Public Library for tapes and Disks
Evaluation
