Mozart Beethoven facts
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Ludwig van Beethoven's teacher wrote about him that, "If he continues like this, he will be, without a doubt, the new Mozart" when Beethoven was only 13
In 1761 Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica. Many composers, including Mozart, Beethoven, Donizetti and Saint-Saëns went on to utilise it in their compositions.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, and Joseph Haydn all used the triangle in compositions.
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Major composers that wrote pieces for the oboe include Handel, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Wagner, Strauss, Martinu, Schumann, and Stravinsky.
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Famous pianists include Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Billy Joel, Liberace, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Martha Argerich, Chopin, and Myra Hess.
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Georg Friedrich Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach were all famous composers from Germany.
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Vienna Cemetery is last resting place of several great composers. Beethoven, Brahms, Salieri, Strauss, Schubert and Schoenberg are buried close to each other while Mozart is buried in nearby cemetery. Also physicist Ludwig Boltzmann and singer Falco (Rock me Amadeus) are buried there too
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When Handel died Mozart and Beethoven said, "he understands affect better than any of us. When he chooses, he strikes like a thunder bolt." And, "he was the master of us all... the greatest composer that ever lived. I would uncover my head and kneel before his tomb."
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Joseph Haydn was a mentor to both Mozart and Beethoven
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Famous composers that included mandolin pieces in their compositions included Beethoven, Vivaldi, Mozart, Handel, John Craton, Paganini, Yasuo Kuwahara, and Jiro Nakano.
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After Mozart died, Salieri went on to teach. His students included Beethoven, Liszt and Schubert.
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From 1966-1978 classical music (Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart) was banned in China.
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Benjamin Franklin designed a musical instrument used by Mozart and Beethoven and was a fashion icon in France.
