Little Amadeus

Little Amadeus - The Young Mozart is a German animated series, which was created in 2006 as a co-production of ARD and KiKA the occasion of the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In parallel with the series took place in Germany around Amadeus Mozart Elementary Action Days, a KiKA summer tour, a Little Amadeus Opera, Little Amadeus Live and other actions take place.

The 26-part series tells the stories of childhood and life of the musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The focus is on the figure of eight year's " Little Amadeus ", which is funny, alert, curious, a little bit cheeky and adventurous. But above all, Little Amadeus is a musical prodigy who composed his first piano piece at the age of five years. The hero solves his problems often through music.

Action

Located are the first two seasons of the television series ( with 13 episodes) in Salzburg the second half of the 18th century, where Little Amadeus lives together in the cereal alley with his parents, his sister Nannerl, his best friend Cajetan Hagenauer and his family. Not to mention, Little Amadeus ' small dog Pumperl (the dog by WA Mozart was Pimperl, for the TV series, his name was changed due to the meaning of the word pimp in Pumperl ), the too eager to put his curious dog's nose in the affairs of other people. All of them come again and again in adventurous and breakneck situations. Because Amadeus ' opponent, the ambitious and scheming Chamberlain Devilius, whose nephew Mario Monti and the cunning rat, do everything in Little Amadeus ' to prevent musical successes. However, no matter whether it comes after a long glissade with Princess Marie- Antoinette to escape the scolding of parents at the imperial court in Vienna to organize a rescue mission in the monastery of the " Silent Sisters" or at the last minute the appearance of a magician and his piano to secure gambling poodle - with the help of music succeeds Little Amadeus, and his friends always made ​​even the most tricky situation to free.

Characters of the series

Little Amadeus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, full baptismal name: Joannes Chrysostom Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart): Amadeus is not yet eight and already a little star in Salzburg in the mid-18th century. With his music he enchants people. Who ever takes him as his evil mischief, his weakness for all that is sweet and his little pranks? With creativity, wit, charm, ingenuity, and especially with the help of his friends succeed Amadeus, to free themselves from even the most difficult situation, so in the end even Devilius, his greatest adversary, always draws the short straw.

Nannerl Mozart: Maria Anna, known to all as Nannerl, is, five years older sister of Amadeus. She plays the piano and violin almost as brilliantly as her brother, but as a girl she must occur at the time, not alone, but only together with him. But it is not envious of Amadeus, but helps him where she can. Again and again they can be infected by his fantastic ideas and then behaves not the best they ever would be, but like a buddy like a little lady.

Pumperl: The dog Pumperl sticks his curious dog's nose like in other people's affairs and will not let adventures with his master Amadeus. This could often backfire would Pumperl not born savior. Especially in critical situations he proves his wisdom and his courage. The dog by W. A. Mozart was " Pimperl ". For the series its name was changed to " Pumperl ".

Leopold Mozart: Leopold Mozart taught with love and rigor Nannerl and Amadeus. He is very proud of his two prodigies. As court composer and Vice-Kapellmeister at the Salzburg Prince Archbishop, he uses all his connections and ways to wear the wonderful music of Amadeus in the world. He organizes concert tours and performances - even if he thereby anger einhandelt with his masters and financially always ends up in trouble.

Anna Maria Mozart: sociability and fun are at Mother Anna Maria in the first place. Dust, clutter and sloppiness they can rarely go through. But Amadeus knows how he can wrap his mother around the finger. Anna Maria is the calming influence in the family. It also ensures that Amadeus besides music there is enough time for his friends.

Cajetan Hagenauer: Cajetan is the best friend of Amadeus. Every free minute in Salzburg the two spend together and experience many small and big adventures. And if they are stuck again in the terminal, just know Cajetan how to implement a smart idea by Amadeus. Without Cajetan Amadeus would sometimes be in a fix pretty. But it repays Amadeus by helping Cajetan now and then in the mathematics tasks. Together they are a winning team.

Devilius Lorenzo: Lorenzo Devilius ( a fictional character, derived from Antonio Salieri ) is private secretary and marshal the Archbishop in Salzburg. His lust for power is insatiable. He thinks of himself as a gifted musician and therefore the little Amadeus is his greatest enemy. Behind Devilius ' elegant appearance hides a slick official of the episcopal court. But behind the scenes it all means are acceptable to boycott the success of the small Amadeus and his family in order to present himself as a radiant hero.

Mario Carrieri: Devilius ' nephew Mario ( a fictional character ) is only a little older than Amadeus. He was brought by his uncle from Milan to Salzburg, to make the musical prodigy Amadeus competition. But Mario is unfortunately only a moderately good music student and no radiant personality, but do not want to see his uncle. Although in many ways Mario competes with Amadeus, he would be in his heart of hearts like his friend.

Monti: Monti, the rat ( a fictional character and cronies of the Amadeus envious Devilius ) is Devilius ' little darling and accomplice. He is always near him, because he can preferably take in Devilius ' jacket pocket. And it is especially a " rabble-rouser " when it comes to concocting devious plans. With its treacherous, intelligent advice support Monti Devilius to weaken the envied Amadeus.

Maria Theresa, Johann Lorenz Hagenauer and Ursel: Maria Theresia and Johann Lorenz Hagenauer are the landlords and best friends of the Mozart family. On the ground floor of the common residential house they operate their business with delicious Spezereiwaren who appreciate the Archbishop. Cajetan Hagenauer, a son of the Hagenauer, is the best friend of Little Amadeus. Ursel, one of her daughters is usually found near Amadeus ' sister Nannerl: With it they can best talk about the latest hair ribbons and clothes fashions.

Kati: The daughter of Salzburg City baker, Kati, has two admirers in their area: Amadeus and Mario. They seemed to feel contempt for Mario and his shenanigans, they worshiped the young musician Mozart, who - in addition to its enchanting smile - their direct and open way underestimated. Kati has next to Amadeus yet another weakness: the irresistible Schokokipferl the Hagenauer family.

Countess Kussmaul: In their villa in Salzburg the widowed Countess Kussmaul could ( a fictional character who is a national of that high society represents who worship the miracle child) lead a carefree life in the lap of luxury, but in spite of their wealth and the many festivals with their noble friends is the Countess constantly wailing: Terrible this migraine how awful this unpolished silverware. Luckily she Amadeus knows, their little sunshine that brings them over and over again with his melodies and his jokes to laugh, even if it hates nothing more than the constant kisses the Countess.

Archbishop Schrattenbach: The Archbishop of Schrattenbach (full name: Siegmund Christoph von Schrattenbach ) is a great admirer of the little Amadeus: He loves music and is impressed by his spontaneity and intelligence. As ruler of the small state of Salzburg, the Archbishop many opportunities to sponsor his little friend Amadeus, the son of his court composer, and also send him with letters of recommendation in the world. Quite to the chagrin of his private secretary, Lord Chamberlain Devilius who's always trying to prevent this - but without success. A secret weakness of the Archbishop are small slip of the tongue, sometimes with peculiar effect in the heat of the moment.

Production

The series is a production of LAR Little Amadeus realization mbH & Co. KG, in cooperation with KiKA, the children's channel ARD and ZDF, and the ARD Southwest Broadcasting (SWR ) Hessischer Rundfunk ( HR ) and North German Radio (NDR ). Producers were Peter Will and Winfried Debertin, was directed by Udo Beissel and Winfried Debertin. Authors were Christoph Busse, Winfried Debertin, Ursel Scheffler, Marty Murphy, Olaf Leitner, Ralph Martin, Armin Toerkell, Jens Maria Merz and Uli Winters; the artistic direction Tulay Sözbir Seidel, John Sauer and Kirsten Quast had stopped and the character design designed Johannes Sauer.

The music was written and arranged by Adrian Askew, Wolf Kerschek and Martin Bentz. The soundtrack includes original music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and has been completely re-recorded, with the participation of renowned orchestras such as the Orchestra Nacional do Porto and renowned soloists. The game played in the opening credits theme song Little Amadeus was sung, part of Heinz Rudolf Kunze texted. He was supported by the musicians Tamaki Kawakubo, Saskia Schmidt- Enders and strings DeLuxe; the recording took place in 2005 in Hamburg. Was composed the theme song from Wolf Kerschek.

The production was funded by North media - The media company Niedersachsen / Bremen mbH, MEDIA - A program of the European Union, the Lower Saxony Ministry of Industry, Technology and Transport, the city of Salzburg and the state of Salzburg.

Publication

The first season of the series with 13 episodes was first broadcast on 16 January 2006 to 27 January, 2006 by KiKA. The second season with 13 episodes again followed from 21 to 30 November 2006. Both squadrons have been sent at 19:00 clock. These were followed by repetitions in the first, NDR, HR and SWR.

The series has been translated into many languages ​​and in Austria (ORF one), Italy ( RAI ), Portugal (RTP ), Ireland ( TG4 ), Serbia (Channel D ), Spain (Canal Sur, Tele Madrid ), Slovenia (RTV SLO ) South Korea (EBS ), China ( CTTV ), Hong Kong (TVB ), USA ( APT), Australia ( ABC Network ), France (Arte ), Italian Switzerland (TSI ), Egypt, Greece and Taiwan broadcast on television.

In Germany Little Amadeus appeared from 2006 to 2007 to a total of eight DVDs, four each season, at Alive. The title song is available on CD with the enclosed bonus DVD on the market.

Synchronization

Adaptations and merchandising

Radio plays

In GATEWAY4M more fine music & media GmbH appear from 2006, nine radio plays by Manfred Steffen about the series on CD. The first seven each have a day of the week as a theme. Also published by Ame hearing from 2006, four CDs of the series Little Amadeus presented. The first two are two fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, told by Susanne Wolf, and The Journey to the Snow Queen, tells the story of Nina Hagen. This was followed by two CDs of Mozart and Bach for children.

In addition, Ame Listen brought four radio plays under the title " Solo for Amadeus ," " The Bird Seller ", " Swapped violins " and " rumors" out, based on the eponymous episode titles. They were spoken by Volker Lechtenbrink.

Music

The soundtrack of the series as well as the title song of Heinz Rudolf Kunze Little Amadeus have been released on three CDs. Under the name Little Amadeus and friends music CDs are also published on the following composers: Mozart, Schubert, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven and Vivaldi.

For the television series numerous books have been published. The Bosworth -Verlag has published the note books Little Amadeus Piano School I and II, Leopold Workbook I and II and Little Amadeus audition pieces I and II, as well as a Christmas piano book. Under the series of books " Little Amadeus and friends Composers series" The title of Mozart, Bach and Beethoven are also published. Schott brought out the Little Amadeus Song Book with Audio CD and Schwager & Steinlein five books for preschool and school children appeared. The publisher Treehouse Media published five books with stories from the series. The guitar school and a school recorder and a music book published in Voggenreiter Verlag.

Games

AMIGO released the following games to the TV show:

• Little Amadeus - Concerto Grosso
• Little Amadeus - History Puzzle
• Little Amadeus - Musikmemo
• Little Amadeus - My first orchestral
• Little Amadeus - Maestro

In the house Tivola the Nintendo DS game Successfully Learning is published music.

Instruments

• Recorder in combination with the Recorder school from home Voggenreiter.
• 3/4 guitar in combination with the guitar school from home Voggenreiter.

Awards

The television series and the music have received numerous awards.

• 2006 ECHO Klassik for Little Amadeus - The TV Series Birthday Edition " Adrian Askew, Winfried Debertin, Udo Beissel, Prof. Wolf Kerschek, Martin Bentz, Peter Will
• 2006 title of " valuable " from the film rating Wiesbaden
• 2006 " Art Amphora " in the category "Animated film" at the 7th Balkan Festival for Films and TV -programs for Children and Youth

Also accompanying products to the series received awards:

• 2006 " VDS Media Award " recommendation in the category " Cross -Media" by the Verband German school musicians V. for the " Little Amadeus & Friends Day of Action " in German primary schools ( GATEWAY4M )
• 2006 " Comenius EduMedia Award" by the Institute for Education and Media of the Society for Pedagogy and Information Association ( GPI) in Berlin for the " LeapPad, Edition" Little Amadeus " ( Stadlbauer in Salzburg for U.S. company LeapFrog ® Enterprises, Inc. ), 2006
• 2007 " ECHO Klassik" the German Phono Academy, in the category " Classical Music for Children " for the CD " Little Amadeus Presents: Mozart for Children" ( GATEWAY4M GmbH)