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Amadeus - The Movie

Complete a summary of the movie. Outline the major characters, the life and times of the people and a description of the types of music and musical ensembles that are utilised in the movie.

Main characters- > > > > >
 * Salieri
 * Mozart - child prodigy
 * Head of the opera
 * Head of the church
 * Rich friend of emperor

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 * 1)  Salieri telling his confession to the priest.
 * 1)  Salieri told the whole story of his life to the priest.
 * 1)  Emperor Joseph - important person in Mozart’s life.
 * 1)  Archbishop of Salzburg
 * 1)  Mozart’s writing was set in Turkey.
 * 1)  Turkish opera - Mozart conducted it.
 * 1)  The opera went for 10 minutes.
 * 1)  Majesty said too many notes in opera.
 * 1)  Mozart was 26 years old when he conducted the opera.
 * 1)  Opera was in Vienna.
 * 1)  Mozart works for Archbishop of Salzburg.
 * 1)  Mozart only uses originals, he didn’t make any copies because they had to be handwritten if they wanted another copy.
 * 1)  Mozart was writing an Italian opera (French play - Figaro)
 * 1)  20 minute opera
 * 1)  There’s dancing in the opera. Dancing was forbidden.
 * 1)  The Emperor said that the Salieri wrote the best opera written.
 * 1)  Mozart’s father died, Mozart’s operas changed from bright and happy into dark and sad.
 * 1)  They made a parody of Mozart’s musical.
 * 1)  Mozart’s wife and son left him.
 * 1)  Mozart got really sick so Salieri helped him write the music.
 * 1)  Mozart’s wife came back then Mozart died.