七年级英语下册 12-2 Vienna is the centre of European classical music

Unit2 Vienna is the centre of European classical music. The city of music Vienna is a beautiful old city on the RiverDanube in the centre of Europe. It’s the capital city of Austria and the centreof European classical music. In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians cameto study and work in Vienna. In the Strauss family, there were two composerscalled Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss theelder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. Hisdance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss theyounger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867he wrote The Blue Danube waltz. Mozart was another very important composer. Hewas born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the pianobut also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts inmany cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became verypoor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son,he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.