Differences Between Mozart And Beethoven

When thinking about music, what comes to mind? Most people will think of numerous modern day musicians such as Taylor Swift and One Direction. But where does all of today’s music come from? Classical pianists and composers, such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven, started it all. These great minds have composed pieces that have changed the way people view music forever. Although both Mozart and Beethoven are considered classical composers and musicians, their introduction into music and musical stylings are very diverse. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart grew up in Salzburg, Austria with his father, Leopold Mozart, and sister, whom everyone knows as Nannerl. Leopold Mozart was a “noted composer and pedagogue and the author of a famous treatise on violin playing” which is why he was so insistent on teaching his children to play keyboard (“Mozart”). When Nannerl was eight years old, Leopold started to teach

Both men are sons of musicians; Leopold Mozart was a composer and a violinist in the archi-episcopal court of Slazburg; Johann Van Beethoven was a member of the electoral choir and taught violin and clavier. Mozart’s and Beethoven’s fathers taught them to love and cherish music and both men went on to be accomplished musicians and composers. Although their musical upbringings are similar, Mozart’s and Beethoven’s musical styling’s cannot be any more different. Mozart’s secular music has many liturgical influences and, even though Beethoven grew up Catholic and wrote two Masses, Beethoven’s secular music is far from being sacred. Both men wrote more than their fair share of music, Mozart completing over 193 compositions and Beethoven far beyond sixty-eight. Each of these men inspire individuals depending on their style of music but there is no question that both Mozart and Beethoven have changed the way society views and listens to