The Musical Life of Mozart WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Page : 02 The
a
world
prodigy,
composer,
knows
of
and
master
He
many
symphonies
musical
as
renowned
instruments.
creator
Mozart
and
genius.
was
of
the
incredible
a
true
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His Love for Music Began Early W o l f g a n g
A m a d e u s
M o z a r t
w a s
i n
b o r n
S a l z b u r g ,
i n
1 7 5 6 .
t h e
H e
w a s
y o u n g e s t
s e v e n
o n l y
s o n
A u s t r i a
a n d
o f
w a s
t h e
s u r v i v i n g
o f
A n n a
p a r e n t s ,
M a r i a
L e o p o l d
M o z a r t .
M o z a r t ’ s
f a t h e r
c o m p o s e r
a n d
p r e s t i g i o u s
L e o p o l d
w a s
t h e
a l l
a l s o
h i s
l e s s o n s
a
m i n o r
d e p u t y
v i o l i n
w a s
p r o v i d e d
m u s i c
a n d
o f
a
o r c h e s t r a .
a
t e a c h e r
c h i l d r e n
f r o m
a
w h o
w i t h
y o u n g
a g e .
Page : 04 M o z a r t
s p e n t
e v e r y
a t
h o u r s
d a y
t h e
p i a n o .
H e
l e a r n e d
t o
p l a y
c o m p l e x
p i e c e s
h i s
f r o m
t a l e n t e d
f a t h e r .
Mozart
talent
proved
for
piano,
harpsichord,
A l t h o u g h
o t h e r s ’
f i r s t
1 1 .
i t
w a s
w o r k ,
w r o t e
c o n c e r t o
a t
a
a t
natural
organ,
violin.
a n
a l t e r a t i o n
M o z a r t
h i s
1 7
be
viola,
and
c o n c e r t o
H e
to
t h e
y o u n g
f i r s t
y e a r s
w r o t e
h i s
a g e
o r i g i n a l
o l d .
o f
o f
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Mozart Goes on Tour When
Leopold
noticed
his
son’s
considerable talent, tour
he
his
around courts
(her
the
royal
and
cities
of
Mozart’s
Maria
Anna
family
nickname Nanneri) part
of
family
was
was
the
also
a
musical
act.
M o z a r t
a n d
c o n s i d e r e d
w e r e
a
f r o m
1 7 6 3
t h e
to
family
Europe. sister,
began
M a r i a
c h i l d
p o p u l a r
c o u r t s
L o n d o n ,
t o
o f
a n d
A n n a
w e r e
p r o d i g i e s .
a c t
1 7 6 6 .
a n d
T h e y
M u n i c h ,
b o t h
T h e y
t o u r e d
t r a v e l e d
P a r i s ,
A m s t e r d a m .
t o
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Teen Years Mozart father Italy
left
in
time,
for
in
back
Austria
marry.
During
time
Italy,
This
left
Anna
home
their
his
1769.
they
Maria
to
and
in
Mozart
accepted member
as of
was
a the
Accademia Filarmonica, music
a
institution
M o z a r t
c o n t i n u e d
t h r o u g h o u t
g a i n e d
y o u n g
f o r
m u s i c a l
t h a t
t h e i r
t e x t u r e .
h o n e
h i s
a d u l t h o o d .
r e c o g n i t i o n
m a s t e r p i e c e s
k n o w n
t o
f o r
H e
h i s
b e c a m e
v i v i d
c r a f t
w e l l
e m o t i o n
a n d
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Returning Mozart court
then
Paris
due
Mozart the
He
while
end
to
for
had
in
Austria
the
the
some
1781.
death to
in
1773,
employed ruler
as
a
of
difficult
Salzburg
decided of
to
became
musician
Salzburg. years
home
and
of
move
his to
then
in
mother.
Vienna
at
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Success in Vienna Mozart’s
musical
compositions spanned many
across
genres.
wrote
concertos,
operas,
sonatas,
quartets, more.
that
and
But
wasn’t move
He
until
to
his
began
it his
Vienna career
to
take
off.
I t
w a s
i n
V i e n n a
a c q u i r e d
1 7 8 2 ,
h i s
s i g n e d
A n t o n
f a m o u s
b y
W a l t e r .
m u s i c o l o g i s t
e s t a b l i s h e d
k e y b o a r d
t h a t
t h e
M o z a r t
p i a n o f o r t e
p i a n o
m a k e r
A c c o r d i n g
S t a n l e y
h i m s e l f
p l a y e r
t o
S a d i e ,
a s
e v e r
“ t h e
i n
i n
M o z a r t
f i n e s t
V i e n n a . ”
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In
1782,
also
Mozart
completed
opera
‘The
Abduction the
his
from
Seraglio‘.
achieved
It
massive
commercial success throughout and
cemented
reputation.
To
the
delight
audiences,
in
of
1786
Mozart
collaborated
Lorenzo
They
da
wrote
with
Ponte.
‘The
Marriage
of
and
‘Don
later
Giovanni‘
Figaro‘
Europe its
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Mozart
was
well-loved
Emperor
prevent
from
settle
as
a
in
Vienna
freelance
composer
and
performer,
Mozart
into
a
moved
lodge
owned
Weber
by
the
family.
II
as
to
Mozart
leaving
Vienna.
to
him
“chamber
composer”
Deciding
that
Joseph
appointed
his
so
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After
his
marriage,
and
his
wife
decided
in
Mozart
to
Vienna
settle
their
permanent
home.
The
had
couple
children
two
only
survived
infancy.
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