Composer's Corner

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

( Jan. 27, 1756 - Dec. 5, 1791)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. At the age of 3, His father was teaching his sister the Harpsicord, (an early variation of the Piano.) While the father and sister were talking, little Mozart stepped up to the fine intrument. He showed much skill. He could play hyms and began making up tunes of his own. He started composing at the age of 5 and was preforming before European royalty. In 1781, Mozart was dismissed  from his Salzburg position and decided to stay in the capital (Vienna) and achieved fame but little finacial security. While trying to compose the Requiem Mass in D Minor, He worked himself ragged. Before finishing the requiem, Mozart died on Dec. 5, 1791.

  Mozart composed over 600 peices.

He made:

•  Requiems (A piece of music that is composed and played for and at funerals)
• Operas (A play where the storyline is all sung. It has dramatic costumes, beautiful music, elaborate scenery, and LOTS of make-up)
• Symphonies (A large group of  instruments coming together to play a peice or pieces of music)
• Concertos (A peice played usually in three parts and has a solo instrument; for example, a Piano or Violin)
• Chamber Music ( Written for a small group of instruments and traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber)
• He played the Piano (An instrument that is rather large and has a wide variety of keys)
• Choral Music (A piece or pieces written for an ensemble of choir members, or a Choir, to sing)

Mozart had many famous pieces including Symphony  No.40.

He was so successful that even Ludwig Van Beethtoven wrote his early compositions in the shadow of Mozart! His music has enriched our understanding of  music. His music was light and graceful along with dark and passionate.

Other Interesting Facts:



• Mozart had a wife named Constanze and two sons.
• Mozart composed many of his best peices during his last few years in Vienna, Austria
• Joseph Hydn commented on Mozart saying, "Prospeirity will not see such talent again in 100 years."

                                      (Below: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

*credit to Wikipedia

Greetings!

Dear readers,
I am sorry I have not been able to connect in so long. I promise I will keep up with it as best as I can. I am going to post a new segment, Composer's Corner soon. Again I appologize and I hope that you are having a wonderful new year! :)

Priceless Poetry

OK, here are a couple of poems that I myself did not write but still enjoy all the same. ( For this first poem, Betty Botter, try to say the last line 3 times fast :D ) 

 Betty Botter

Betty Botter bought some butter. 

"But," she said, "the butter's bitter.

If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.

But a bit of better butter; that would make my batter better.

So she bought a bit of butter, better than her bitter butter.

And she put it in her batter, and the batter was not bitter.

So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter!

 - Anonymous

     

Next we have a very short one that is humorous and cute :D             

My Puppy Loves Flowers

My puppy's in the garden.

He loves to smell the flowers.

To help them grow my puppy always

sprinkles them with showers.

-Bruce Lansky

And lastly, we have another short poem that is... well... interesting. 

A Young Farmer Of Leeds

There was a young farmer of Leeds.

Who swallowed 6 packets of seeds.

It soon came to pass

He was covered with grass,

And he couldn't sit down for the weeds.

-Anonymous

Thank you for reading these wonderful poems that some people wrote! I hope you enjoyed them!

 

My Review for "Where the Red Fern Grows"

    Daniel Boone and his Coon Hounds; Old Dan and Little Ann became Top of the County Coon Hunters.
But, sadness struck the tight-knitted  threesome. Difficult changes Daniel must undergo will help him start a new chapter in his life. Where the Red Fern Grows is a heart capturing story about a determined boy and his dogs.        I encourage readers to, at some point in their life, read this story. It is a book that will surely teach the true meaning of "Puppy Love" and determination. I will admit that at the beginning, I was skeptical that I had found a good book. My mom kept telling me that this was a childhood favorite of hers so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Once I really got into the story, I was reading page after page, Chapter after chapter. This book will keep readers glued to their books. On a scale of 1 star to 5 stars, I give it a 5!

Welcome!

    Hi! Welcome to Kirbysspace!  I am very excited to begin. This blog will give me a chance to put things out there, to speak my mind, and to see what YOU think about it. It will be about  what I think about certain books I read, some poetry I like to write, stories that are true and stories I wrote that are fiction, and other things.
      So, thank you for taking the time to read my blog and enjoy!