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Amadeus

Review of Amadeus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been known as one of the greatest music composer of the history. He was born in 1756 in Salzburg. In early ages, he mastered different kind of musical instruments and even wrote his own music. At the age of four he wrote his first concerto, at the age seven his first symphony, and at the age twelve a full scale opera. His music has remained popular even in these days. Automobile, detergent and many other industries are using Mozart’s music to advertise their products. Many different TV channels are naming their shows on Mozart’s name. Peter Shaffer's play Amadeus explores Mozart's eccentric and controversial life through the eyes of Antonio Salieri, a composer to the Austrian court. Based on it, in 1984, Milos Forman directed a movie which was too named Amadeus.
The movie starts with Salieri blaming him for killing Mozart in some room. Salieri slashes his throat while confessing (perhaps to the god) in the room like a crazy man,...

Posted by: Arianna Escobar

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