Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

When given the task of choosing an 18th century classical music composer, I came to select Mozart the iconic Austrian musician because of curiosity, I've heard the name countless times throughout my life but never investigated his actual works. So naturally, when looking his work up online I chose one of his most popular pieces to give myself the best chance of actually liking it. This piece was Andante and it did not disappoint. It automatically took my mind into a different place, not necessarily happy but just extremely peaceful and I was just free to think as it made my mind wander in a way it never normally does. If i had to describe it it was almost a nostalgic type of feeling. This piece was a concerto and the piano was undoubtedly the dominant instrument however the violins and flutes came in to add great feeling to certain portions further amplifying the zen type effect.  The tempo of the song was slow and the melody was rather static and this is what created the relaxing attributes the song possessed and what helped create the reminiscent or nostalgic mental stories I created in my head while listening. If I had to choose between a bright or somber feel I would have to go somewhere in between because it was in no means extremely happy with its slow tempo and non overwhelming instrument work, but it also wasn't sad. I think this matches well with how there is a bitter sweetness to nostalgia on looking back at moments from the past, enjoying it for the moment, but then realizing you can't relive it and things have changed. While just laying in bed and listening through the speakers on my laptop I could still definitely recommend this composer and specifically the song, and I couldn't imaging how it'd feel to listen to this audible art in a live scenario.



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