Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Vienna on January 27, 1756. He was born to a mother, father, and sister. There were more children, but no one lived past childhood. Wolfgang was a determined and musically smart little boy. He knew what he was doing behind a set of piano keys. He was a prodigy to say the least. He accomplished more in a lifetime then most could in two lifetimes. Over the course of his thirty-five years on earth he composed around 600 compositions. Mozart’s family was supported of his talents. Some a little more than others. Leopold Mozart, his father, especially. His father was very determined to have Wolfgang be famous and make lots of money. He almost was forcefully making Wolfgang work long hours and days. They would go on long trips so people could hear how wonderfully and beautifully Mozart played the piano. They would catch all kinds of colds and…
Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, most commonly know as Mozat, was one of the greatest composers of his time. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He knew how to play many instuments and began playing for th public ata young age of 6 years old. Mozart composed many works in his time, including symphonies, operas, sonatas, masses, and concertos. Mozart knew how to play many insruments at the age of 6, He may have gotten this talent from his father, Leopold, who was a sucessful…
What were Mozart’s fetishes? What about his wigs? a. One of the main fetishes of Mozart was poop. He would talk about it with anyone around him and sometimes he would mention it in the letters he wrote to his family. Which in a way made him sound crazy around all the composers and royalty since they were very formal and educated people. b. Mozart never wore a wig. He mostly wore a wig for official occasions. The movie Amadeus over exaggerates with the party-joke wigs. There are even rumors…
prolific writing years were from 1780 to 1791. From 1780 to 1782, Mozart ‘s first two successful operas were composed and later, his most enduring operas would be written. There would be several years between these two opera’s and his last three operas created in the last couple years of his life Mozart’s opera career started in 1780 while still in Salzburg, but it was not until his break from the Archbishop Colorado’s service in 1780 that Mozart was able to create music for himself and…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria is one of the most well known and prolific composers of the classical era. As a child prodigy Mozart learned to play the piano at the age of three by watching his father teach his is older sister. By the age of six Mozart was composing his own music and with his sister, Nannerl, traveling Europe to preform concerts. During these travels young Wolfgang met Johann Christian Bach (youngest son of…
self-educated and had high morals. In his younger years of life he played for Mozart. Mozart knew Beethoven was something special. At the age of twelve Beethoven composed his first composition. Before Beethoven turned twenty two he moved to Vienna, Austria to study Haydn, where he spent the remainder of his life. He made a public debut in Vienna which he performed what is known as his “first” piano concerto in C major. Around 1803 he composed his Third Symphony, the Eroica. In 1809, three men…
gave birth to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on January 27, 1756. When he was younger, Mozart watched his father, Leopold, teach his sister, Maria Anna, how to play piano. At the age of three, he became a child prodigy. During his childhood, his family traveled around Europe. While on those trips, Maria Anna and Wolfgang performed as prodigies. Mozart became employed as a court musician by Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus Colloredo in 1773. He had the chance to work in many genres: symphonies, sonatas,…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This review will cover the life of Mozart, his education, his compositions, and his musical achievements. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg (which is now a city in Austria) and passed away on December 5, 1791 at the age of 35. His father, Leopold Mozart, was a composer; his mother was Anna Maria Mozart. Mozart only had one sibling survive past infancy, Maria Anna Mozart,…
and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I’ve chosen him due to how legendary Mozart has been to the musical industry, and how ridiculous of lifestyle he lived. I will be covering Mozart’s life, and analyzing his composition Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, first movement. Mozart’s work was inspiring and his influences can be traced back into other musical timer periods after the classical period. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, or better known as just Mozart, is a notable classical period (1750-1800)…
Audrey Ulmer Honors Music Ms. Vicki Fox May 16, 2016 The Life and Music of Mozart Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, known as an adult as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born January 27, 1756 to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. The last of their two children to survive infancy, he and his sister Maria Anna- also known as Nannerl- were noted to be musically skilled from a young age. Mozart had learned to play piano at the age of three and by the age of five he had begun to compose…