MUSI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Lorenzo Da Ponte, Ear Trumpet, Heiligenstadt Testament
25 May 2016
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Mozart"s operas were written in a variety of traditions: composed traditional opera seria, wrote opera buffa. Don giovanni: singspiel: german comic opera. The magic flute: mozart"s music is theatrical and perfectly suited to opera. Able to depict and differentiate characters through music. Juxtaposition of themes with different characteristics match swift changes in mood and colour. Don giovanni, k. 527: drama critical of the aristocracy. A bowdlerized version of the libretto was presented to censors for: first performed at the estates theatre in prague october 29, 1787 approval. Experienced humming, ringing, buzzing in his ears. Lost the ability to distinguish high frequencies. People had to raise their voice: 1816, he began to use an ear trumpet, 1817, he could no longer hear music, 1818, visitors began writing to him in the conversation books . Could occasionally understand loud speech until his death.
