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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a remarkable

musician and composer. Mozart was born in

Salzburg Austria in 1756. By the age of four it

was evident that he possessed tremendous

musical talent and music memory. His father

Leopold who was a master violinist and

composer decided to enroll young Wolfgang in

harpsichord lessons. At age five Mozart was

composing music and by age six he had mastered

the keyboard. By his early teens, he had

mastered the piano, violin, and harpsichord and

was writing symphonies and operas.



Amadeus is a drama of the 18th century in

Vienna Austria, starring Tom Hulce as Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart, Murray Abraham as Salieri,

Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart, and

Jeffery Jones as Emperor Joseph II. It is a

biographical film that is as much about Salieri as

it is about Mozart. Amadeus is a portrait of

Salieri and the overwhelming jealousy he had for

Mozart. From the time Salieri was a little boy he

was consumed by music. He wanted nothing

more but to be a legend in the music world, but

Mozart is portrayed as a college preppy who is

rude, arrogant and extremely talented. Although

he is extremely talented it is also obvious he

wants to be a common man in society.



After attempting to commit suicide Antonio

Salieri finds himself in a mental institution. He

once was a court composer for Emperor Joseph

II. He had written forty operas of his own and

Mozart was his living idol. Unlike Mozart's'

father, Salieri's father did not like music and did

not support his efforts. While a patient in the

institution the story of Amadeus is related by

Salieri to a priest. He tells him of his jealousy for

Mozart and his distrust of God, because God

gave Mozart all the talent and did not pass that

talent to him.



Salieri's downfall occurred when Mozart was

invited to the royal manner of Emperor Joseph II

and simply astounded everyone. Salieri is

immediately overwhelmed with jealousy. Mozart

seems to lead a rebellious life...