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| + | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was an Austrian composer, widely considered to be a musical genius and one of the most popular and famous composers of all time. | ||
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| + | Since Zappa only liked 20th century composers Mozart wasn't a huge influence on his work. | ||
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| + | ''"In every era there are some composers who have hits, and some who don't. They are both working at the same time. One of them winds up on a candy that you get when you go on an airplane when you come to Austria. The other one: one paragraph on back of a book someplace." '' (Zappa in an interview for Austrian television, 1984) | ||
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| + | Parodied in [[Mozart Ballet]] on [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Voulume 5]]. | ||
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[[Category:Supporting Cast|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | [[Category:Supporting Cast|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | ||
[[Category:Composers|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | [[Category:Composers|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | ||
[[Category:Them Or Us (The List)|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | [[Category:Them Or Us (The List)|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | ||
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Targets|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]] | ||
Revision as of 22:27, 23 November 2010
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was an Austrian composer, widely considered to be a musical genius and one of the most popular and famous composers of all time.
Since Zappa only liked 20th century composers Mozart wasn't a huge influence on his work.
"In every era there are some composers who have hits, and some who don't. They are both working at the same time. One of them winds up on a candy that you get when you go on an airplane when you come to Austria. The other one: one paragraph on back of a book someplace." (Zappa in an interview for Austrian television, 1984)
Parodied in Mozart Ballet on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Voulume 5.
