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| View from atop the Hohensalzburg Fortress |
Right as our train pulled into to the station in Salzburg, I
could tell I was going to love this place.
A town surrounded by mountains and hills, in my opinion the most
beautiful views of the entire trip. Our
stay in Salzburg started like any of the other locations on the trip, with a walking
tour of the city. Compared to the other
places we’ve been, Salzburg is very small.
I really liked that about it, and I would always say it’s pretty much
impossible to get lost in Salzburg, there are so many landmarks in the town to
base your location off, most notably the Hohensalzburg Fortress. After our walking tour, we went to the Mozart
birthplace museum, which was really cool especially considering this was only a
couple days before Mozart’s actual birthday.
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| Mozart's Birthplace |
The next day was busy with music of Mozart to hear. It started with a catholic mass service and
then The Marriage of Figaro at the Salzburg Opera House. From a very serious, religious event, to one of
the most famous comic operas, it was great to see how good Mozart was at
everything he did. Over the course of
the week we heard many different genres of music by Mozart including chamber
music for many different combinations of instruments and recitative and arias
for voice, all of which were spectacular.
Many composers were very specialized in one specific type of music, and
lacking the same talent in compositions in different genres, but Mozart was so
good across the board, and we got to witness that during Mozart week in
Salzburg.
The next day was busy with music of Mozart to hear. It started with a catholic mass service and
then The Marriage of Figaro at the Salzburg Opera House. From a very serious, religious event, to one of
the most famous comic operas, it was great to see how good Mozart was at
everything he did. Over the course of
the week we heard many different genres of music by Mozart including chamber
music for many different combinations of instruments and recitative and arias
for voice, all of which were spectacular.
Many composers were very specialized in one specific type of music, and
lacking the same talent in compositions in different genres, but Mozart was so
good across the board, and we got to witness that during Mozart week in
Salzburg. 
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