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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.

Major Characters: > > > > > Salieri telling his confession to the priest. Emperor Joseph became an important person in Mozart’s life. Archbishop of Salzburg. Libretto is story of an opera
 * Mozart
 * Emperor Joseph
 * Salieri
 * Head of Opera guy
 * Head of the Church

Mozart fixes up Salieri’s piece of music. The song that the emperor played badly.

Mozarts music was set in Turkey.

Mozart works for the Archbishop of Salzburg.

Emperor Joseph had a niece who was Princess Elizabeth.

In the 1700-1800 all music was originally written and if it wanted to be copied, it would be copied by hand.

Mozart wrote a 20 minute piece for an Italian opera (French play -Figaro)

Mozart started to rehearse the opera/play.

The Emperor had forbidden the French play and had forbidden dancing in it.

Mozart’s father had died so Mozart wrote a dark opera. Salieri received a medal (something like that) for the best opera ever written.

His wife left him and took their child