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d6 wunderkind and wonderful works

Read Mozart’s Biography (see below), listen to these pieces on YouTube, and engage in the discussion using questions provided (both in the Biography, and general discussion in the lesson, under the heading of culture, and then music.). How did Mozart’s career reflect eighteenth-century society? Give examples of another or of a contemporary Wunderkind – ‘miracle child.’ Do you know of any? Are there parallels between them and Amadeus?
Instrumental:
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Allegro (5 min): Mozart, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Links to an external site.)
Religious:
Requiem, Confutatis/Lacrimosa (8 min 11 sec): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8GZ_W5XjW0