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A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses the greatest opera of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), which is generally acknowledged to be “Don Giovanni,” which is the Italian name given to the Spanish Don Juan. The legend of Don Juan has attracted the attention of many artists. This examination looks at the features of this legend that inspired Mozart to compose one of his greatest compositions. This will show that the ethical implications of the Don Juan legend offered Mozart an ideal canvas for expressing himself both musically and ideologically concerning the values of late eighteenth century society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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legend of Don Juan has attracted the attention of many artists. The following examination looks at the features of this legend that inspired Mozart to compose one of his greatest
compositions. This will show that the ethical implications of the Don Juan legend offered Mozart an ideal canvas for expressing himself both musically and ideologically concerning the values of late
eighteenth century society. First of all, "Don Giovanni" offered Mozart a perfectly paired opposite to his previous success with "The Marriage of Figaro." Mozart frequently wrote works in
pairs. In other words, he would intentionally contrast two compositions by writing one in a major key and one in a minor key (Till 203). This pattern can be seen
between Mozarts opera "Figaro" and "Don Giovanni," as the latter work can be viewed as a "demonic minor-key subversion" of "Figaro," with both works framed by the tonality of D
(Till 203). Furthermore, the context of the Don Juan legend provided Mozart with a story that was the antithesis of the society pictured in "Figaro," that is, it presented "a
world in which custom and tradition have reverted to their dark, tribal origins of murder and revenge" and in which the "stable values" of society are persistently undermined (Till 203).
While "Figaro" ends with marriage substantiated and the framework of society intact, "Don Giovanni" threatens that world with indiscriminate liaisons. Giovanni (Don Juan) not only crosses the line between class
distinctions, but he also shown destroying those status discrimination by attacking the "very individuality that lies at the heart of the bourgeois world" (Till 205). Therefore, he threatens to
pull society back to the "inchoate mass" from which the Enlightenment sought to rescue it (Till 205). Based on the legend of Don Juan, the plot of the opera is
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