Amadeus Research Paper

Amadeus The Classical era in music was between the baroque and romantic periods. In the early 1700s, French artists and musicians never thought of their work as “barque”. Instead, they introduced the term to disparage others who did not share their “classical” sensibility. The music from the classical era encompasses the last half of the eighteenth century and the early decades of the nineteenth (c. 1750-1825). The later 1700s were a time when classical ideals were especially strong in Europe. It was combined with a philosophical and intellectual movement known as the Age of Reason or Enlightenment. Enlightenment stressed the centrality of reason in human experience. Artists and musicians would push themselves toward order and reason, developing …show more content…
Society in the Classical era enjoyed its power through hereditary right. Philosophers considered social and political issues in the light of reason and science, but they were also advocates for the rising middle class. Social events at court created a steady demand for new works from composers, who had to supply whatever their patrons wanted. In the movie Amadeus, the emperor would call in Mozart to perform a piece for him. In the movie, Vienna the “city of musicians”, would prefer Italy music than Germany. This was seen at the 25 minute mark in the movie. They favored Italy more because of their libretto. At the 34 minute mark, Mozart did not think that. He argued that German music had much more better characteristics. He thought they showed love really well. While Antonio Salieri and the other composers laughed and asked why, Mozart answered, “Italy’s love is just male sopranos screeching and stupid fat couples rolling their eyes. That is not love.” In the movie, listeners thought Mozart had too many notes in his work, but his music was beautiful and marvelous. Also the movie explains how many composers wrote about legends and gods. Ballets were also not allowed in the film Amadeus. The patronage system gave musicians economic security and provided a social framework within which they could

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