WEEK SEVEN
LIFE AND WORKS OF W.A MOZART AND DAYO DEDEKE
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART.
Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. His father Leopold was a recognized violinist and composer in the court of the archbishop. His father was quick to realize and capitalize on his extraordinary musical talent; under his father’s teaching he showed remarkable mastery of the piano than the violin. By the time Mozart was five, he had composed his first pieces and at the age of six he had started performing.
Mozart traveled to so many places including Paris, London and Munich. At the age of thirteen, he had written concertos, symphonic and comic opera.
In 1729, he met Haydn in Vienna where he permanently settled and each admired the other.
In 1782, he married Contanze Weber, Aloysia sister.
Mozart continued to earn his living by giving music lessons, concerts, composing operas, symphonies and concertos. He stands out among composers; his music has clearness and simplicity and was known as a child prodigy.
HIS MUSIC :
Mozart composed over 600 works, some of them are:
. The marriage of Figaro * The Magic flute
- Don Giovanni * A little night music
- Jupiter
DAYO DEDEKE
Dayo Dedeke was trained at Trinity College of music London. He contributed a lot in the field of music. He made a collection of Yoruba folk songs and his own songs, and wrote a piano accompaniment to some of them. He wrote both sacred and secular music. Dayo is a church music composer and an arranger.
His music
- Ma gbagbe Ile