Who Was Responsible For Mozart's Death

On December 5 of 1791, Mozart, one of the world’s greatest composers, died at the young age of 35. Since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s passing, investigators have aimed to solve the mystery of his early and unexpected death. With over 150 theories acquired throughout the past 2 centuries regarding the young Mozart’s death. This paper will deal with certain theories of his death on accounts of poison, murder, and illness. To say Mozart was a busy man around the time of his death is to say the least; receiving three heavy commissions almost simultaneously, Mozart was under a presumably demanding and stressful schedule. Upon returning to Vienna, Mozart completed “The Magic Flute,” and went on to conduct the first performance of the opera. While working on his final piece, the requiem, his wife Constanze was in dismay at Wolfgang’s decline in health and demanded that he stop working on the piece. Mozart’s illness came on suddenly, the sickness started with rapid swelling and jolts of pain spreading throughout his body, eventually leading to high fever, sweating, rash, and vomiting. Despite his illness, Mozart sang part of the requiem …show more content…
For instance, theorist Dr. Dawson and many others, believe Wolfgang’s death could be linked to one of the many illnesses he acquired throughout his childhood when touring with his father, Leopold. Although Mozart survived severe conditions, such as articular rheumatism, typhus, and even smallpox, he developed a chronic kidney disease that 25 years later led to kidney failure and ultimately, his death. Many people like Dr. Dawson, focus on the last 6 months of Mozart’s death and his compositions attributed to that period of his life; Mozart was believed to be experiencing fatigue, abdominal pains, weakness, and fainting. Mozart specialist Martin Hatzinger and colleagues