1. Find out who Peter Shaffer is. Read about him here.
2. Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
3. Style and fashion of the Rococo & Georgian period. What passed as fashion of the day? What might the costumes look like?
When instructed, please go next door. On your way, pick up a part to read out loud in class, if you would like to read today. If you select a part, please make sure you have the energy and enthusiasm to carry through with the part so we don't fall asleep. Readers will get a point of extra-credit.
As we read the play Amadeus by Peter Shaffer, please follow along, take notes, and complete as much of the handout as possible today.
Salieri: Scene 1-2 transition.
Mozart: Adagio, pg. 21
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro, pg. 29
Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio: "Martern aller arten" pg. 31
Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio (Turkish Finale) pg. 31
Mozart: 29th Symphony in A Major, pg. 49
Mozart: Kyrie from the C minor Mass, pg. 50
HOMEWORK: Complete the reading and analysis of the play's plot and setting as homework. This is due next class.
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