AS A TREATMENT WAY: CLASSICAL MUSIC

As you know, classical music is very important for treatments and mental health, therefore it has been used to treat people for a long time. To illustrate, the Ottoman Empire built hospitals and used classical music to treat people in Edirne. (Edirne was the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and also it was used for states of war. Thus, Edirne was an important and valuable city, and it shows that the Ottoman Empire attached importance of classical music.) Also, since classical music can make people relax and it can cause to forget bad things, it is still using to make people relax and in treatments.

IMPORTANT CLASSICAL MUSICIANS

1-ANTONIO VIVALDI

He was born in 1678, Venice, and died in 1741, Vienna. He was an Italian musician who was both composer and violinist. Especially, in the Baroque Era, he became an important composer, and became well-known via his concertos such as Opus 8 and 1-4 Le quatri stagioni. He was son of an amateur violist, and he began to fiddle even in his childhood as his father did. He fiddled many times in a church orchestra, and composed many times. After some years, he joined some operas with his violin. Also, he composed some religious songs. After some bad cases, he left Italy, and went to Vienna; nevertheless, he couldn’t find a good place to work due to the Inheritance War in Austria and died in Vienna. These are his some of the important compositions.

-Armida al campo d’Egitto (1718)

-Giustino (1724)

-La fida ninfa (1732)

-L’Ôlimpiade (1734)

2-BACH, JOHANN CHIRISTOPH FRIEDRICH

He was born in 1732, Leipzig and died in 1795, Bückeburg. He was an important musician in his live period, and he was remembered as a musician who was from Bückeburg although he was form Leipzig. He joined a chamber orchestra in 1750, Wilhelm, and became chief violinist eight years later. He was usually remembered with his last symphonies which were similar with Haydn’s symphonies.

3- WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

He was born in 1756, Salzburg and died in 1791 Vienna. He was one of the most important musicians and still he is well-known all around world. He used Vienna Classic Style in 18^th century. He was educated by his father who was both composer and violinist, Leopold Mozart. He began to compose as from he was five years old. In a short time, he became skilled in clavichord and violin. While he was six years old, he began to go on tours to give concerts. During tours, he both gave concerts and continued to compose songs.