Few composers have been as prolific in so many genres as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In this course we will survey a portion of this vast output from the unique perspective of specialists in the field, all professors at the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music. The first session will be led by Jay Rosenblatt and will offer an overview of Mozart’s life, covering such topics as his years as a child prodigy, his difficulties with the prince-archbishop of Salzburg, and his final decade in Vienna. He will also introduce the class to the stylistic characteristics of Mozart’s music. For the subsequent sessions, Kristin Dauphinais, Professor of Voice, will discuss the three operas Mozart wrote with Lorenzo da Ponte; Bruce Chamberlain, Director of Choral Activities, will examine Mozart’s sacred music; and Tannis Gibson, Professor of Piano, will introduce us to Mozart’s piano concertos and works for solo piano.
