Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived between 1756 and 1791. He is one of the most famous composers ever to live. You can hear his music almost everywhere today – in TV commercials, movies, mobile phone ringtones, and of course concert halls. He composed over 600 works ranging from symphonies, piano concertos, operas and choral music. Many musicians and music experts say he was a musical genius.
沃爾夫岡·阿瑪多伊斯·莫扎特出生于1756年,去世于1791年。他是歷史上最為知名的作曲家之一。如今,你幾乎能夠在全球所有地方聽到他的音樂,電視廣告、電影、手機鈴聲,當然還有在音樂廳。他一生創作了600多部作品,包括交響樂、鋼琴協奏曲以及合唱曲。許多音樂家和專家認為他是一名音樂天才。
Mozart was born into a musical family in Salzburg, Austria. His father worked for the local orchestra, taught the violin and was a composer. Mozart started learning the keyboard when he was three and composed his first pieces of music aged five. His father soon became unable to keep up with his son’s outstanding talents.
莫扎特出生于奧地利薩爾茲堡的音樂世家。他的父親在當地交響樂擔任小提琴手,而且還是一名作曲家。莫扎特3歲開始學習鋼琴,5歲創作了他的第一首曲目。不久,他的父親就已經無法匹敵兒子的音樂才能。
Between the ages of six and seventeen, Mozart went on tours of Europe with his family. He performed in front of royalty and met many great musicians. He also studied the works of the great composers, including Johan Bach, who he met in London in 1764 and 1765. By his mid-teens, Mozart had established himself throughout Europe as an up-and-coming composer.
6-17歲時,他跟隨一家人巡游歐洲。并開始為皇室演出,并結識了多位偉大的音樂家。他還對許多作曲家的作品進行了研究,包括約翰·巴赫,1764年和1975年,莫扎特在倫敦兩次遇見巴赫。在他15,6歲時,他在歐洲已經初露鋒芒,并已經成為了一名前途光明的作曲家。
Mozart moved to Vienna and started composing some of his finest works, including the opera “The Marriage of Figaro”. He married, had two children and lived quite a lavish lifestyle. He worked non-stop producing music that is studied by students all over the world today. He continues to be one of the greatest influences on classical music.
莫扎特移居維也納,并創作了許多經典之作,包括歌劇《費加羅的婚禮》。他結了婚,并育有兩個孩子,他的生活極盡奢華。他不間斷的進行音樂創作,如今他的作品被全球的音樂學生研讀。他仍然是古典音樂界最具影響力的人物之一。
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