Musicians: Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Beethoven

Works: "Magic Bullet", "Symphony Fantasy"

1. Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (English: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791), was born during the Holy Roman Empire Salzburg, European classical music composer.

2. Schubert

Franz Schubert (January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828), also translated as Franz Zerafikus Peter Schubert, Austrian Germanen (Germanic), composer.

Schubert is a representative figure of early romantic music and is also considered the last master of classical music. He is now famous for his "Lullaby" (which begins with "Sleep, sleep, my dear"). Baby) was completed under his pen

3. Schumann

Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 - July 29, 1856). ), a 19th-century German composer and music critic. Schumann studied piano since he was a child and began composing music at the age of 7.

Frederick Francois. ·F.F. Chopin (1810-1849), 19th-century Polish composer and pianist

Chopin was born in Poland in 1810; he began composing in 1817; he performed on stage in 1818; In 1829, he studied composition and music theory at the National High School of Music in Warsaw. From 1829 onwards, he toured Europe as a composer and pianist. After the failure of the Warsaw Uprising, he settled in Paris and engaged in teaching and composition. In 1849, Chopin died of tuberculosis. in Paris.

5. Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (December 16, 1770 - March 26, 1827), Born in Bonn, Germany, he is one of the representatives of the Vienna Classical School and a composer of the European Classical Period.

6. "The Magic Bullet"

A three-act opera created by C.M. von Weber. . Also translated as "Free Shooter". It premiered in Berlin in 1821. The script was written by F. Kinder based on a German folk tale. The plot is that the forest ranger Max falls in love with the forest officer's daughter Agathe, but he must compete in a shooting competition. Only by winning can he be promoted to forest officer and marry Agathe.

Caspar, the forest ranger who has sold his soul to the devil, attempts to make Max his substitute in order to avoid punishment. Unfortunately, he was defeated on the first day of the game. He was tempted by Caspar and went to Wolf Valley to ask for the magic bullet from the devil.

7. "Symphony of Fantasy"

French musician Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" opened a decisive door for romanticism in music with its imaginative orchestral grammar. At that time, romanticism was gradually sweeping from the literary world and the painting world to the music world, and Berlioz was just right. Welcome.

However, the French value elegance and meticulousness, unlike Germany, which pursues seriousness and weight. Therefore, the French have always been rare in symphonies, which emphasize formal structure.