Comic：Mozart
【明報專訊】Pat and MoMo are going home together after school.
“ Pat: Hey, MoMo. What are you going to do? ”
“ MoMo: I have to practise playing the piano. ”
“ Pat: Which piece do you need to practise? ”
“ MoMo: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars. ”
“ Eason: Isn't it a very easy piece for beginners? ”
“ Pat: Great playing! But what is this? This is not the usual one. ”
“ MoMo: They're the twelve variations written by Mozart for his students. ”
◆Know more
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), or simply Mozart, was an Austrian composer of classical music. He was one of the greatest composers of all time. He wrote brilliant pieces for the piano, choir, orchestra and small groups of musical instruments. His most popular works include The Magic Flute and Rondo Alla Turca (Turkish March).
Born into a musician family, he was a child prodigy. At the mere age of five, he started playing the harpsichord(大鍵琴) and the violin. He also composed his own pieces of music. Then at the age of six, he started performing at concerts for kings and queens in different countries. At the age of 11, he wrote his first opera.
Mozart himself could play multiple musical instruments, including the harpsichord, piano, violin and organ. Apart from being a composer, he also worked as a conductor, organist, pianist and piano tutor.
■English highway﹕Be born into sth.
means ''be born in a particular situation or a particular type of family''.
e.g. She was born into a farming family.
■Glossary
beginner (n) 初學者
variation (n) 變化、變奏
orchestra (n) 管弦樂團
multiple (adj) 多種的
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[Smarties' Power English 第332期]
