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36 Cards in this Set
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Full name |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Father |
Leopold Mozart |
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Sister |
Nannerl Mozart |
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Birth of Mozart |
1756 |
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Leopold Mozart |
Composer. Wrote method books for violin |
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Where was Mozart born? |
Salzburg, Austria |
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Father first realized his talent when... |
He picked up a violin and played a distinct melody perfectly without ever having touched a violin before |
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About Nannerl and WAM |
BFFs. WAM and Nan invent new language only they can speak or understand. |
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What subject did WAM love? |
Math |
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Composing |
Leo taught WAM to compose. WAM knew how to read and write notes before he knew how to read and write words. |
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Bad experiences in Paris |
Mother got sick eventually dying. Very smelly, people just as filthy and dirty |
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Because WAM played for the rich he was... |
Spoiled brat and arrogant. When it came to music HE was the best. |
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WAM gets job as... |
Court composer for the Prince Archbishop of Salztburg |
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By what age could he write full symphonies |
5 |
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Lots of music is |
Lost |
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The people thought that Leopoldo was...and so they... |
A) writing the songs himself and passing them off as WAM's B) Locked WAM alone in a room with a pen and staff paper and told him to write something sad/angry/cheerful etc. HE DID! WITHOUT HELP! |
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WAM composed operas. One was for... |
A marionette theatre (Sound of Music) as a CHILD |
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Leo paraded him all over Europe. Kings, queens, etc. He did tricks. What kind? |
Blindfolded piano, cloth over fingers, BACKWARDS playing!!! |
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He was cute with... |
SHORT with fancy clothes |
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Marie Antoinette |
Climbed on her lap and asked her to marry him |
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Went to school in a |
Carriage |
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What languages did he learn? |
Latin, French, English, Italian, German (which was his first language) |
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Composing |
Leo taught WAM to compose. WAM knew how to read and write notes before he knew how to read and write words. |
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Bad experiences in Paris |
Mother got sick eventually dying. Very smelly, people just as filthy and dirty |
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Because WAM played for the rich he was... |
Spoiled brat and arrogant. When it came to music HE was the best. |
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WAM gets job as... |
Court composer for the Prince Archbishop of Salztburg |
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By what age could he write full symphonies |
5 |
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Lots of music is |
Lost |
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The people thought that Leopoldo was...and so they... |
A) writing the songs himself and passing them off as WAM's B) Locked WAM alone in a room with a pen and staff paper and told him to write something sad/angry/cheerful etc. HE DID! WITHOUT HELP! |
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WAM composed operas. One was for... |
A marionette theatre (Sound of Music) as a CHILD |
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Leo paraded him all over Europe. Kings, queens, etc. He did tricks. What kind? |
Blindfolded piano, cloth over fingers, BACKWARDS playing!!! |
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He was cute with... |
SHORT with fancy clothes |
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Marie Antoinette |
Climbed on her lap and asked her to marry him |
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Went to school in a |
Carriage |
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What languages did he learn? |
Latin, French, English, Italian, German (which was his first language) |
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Death date |
1791 |
