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Amadeus
Most movies about artists tend to be dull and uninspired, portraying the subject of the film far less interesting than his or her work. Amadeus, however, is an exception. It is a fairly well known film by Peter Shaffer on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life with a very interesting dramatic story. Amadeus covers the time that Mozart spent mostly in Vienna, the musical center of Europe at the time. ...
Amadeus begins in the 1820s, with an aging Antonio Salieri screaming “Mozart! ... This person is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ...
Amadeus is an excellent film that has the ability to expose Mozart’s music to many who otherwise would have not experienced it. ...
Mozart’s operas, piano concertos, and symphonies dominate Amadeus with each of his musical pieces chosen as much for their dramatic impact as for their charm. ... Out of all the symphonies featured in Amadeus, Mozart’s Symphony No. ...
In addition to teaching one about the life and music of Mozart, Amadeus presents the role of patronage in Viennese society. ... For example, in the film Amadeus, Saliari was Court Composer for Emperor Franz Joseph II. ...
From watching Amadeus, one is able to sense that music from the classical period conveyed a feeling of grace and elegance as well as spontaneity and drama. Mozart’s musical pieces played in Amadeus, which included operas, symphonies, and concertos were dramatic and intense as well as elegant in a very unique way.
Approximate Word count = 1137
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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