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=Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart=

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, originally named Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27 of 1756. Being the son of a violinist and composer, Mozart was born into music. He and his sister, Maria Anna, were both child prodigies, teaching themselves to play at an early age. According to his father, Leopold, Wolfgang was "The miracle which God let be born in Salzburg." At age three, Mozart was picking out chords on a harpsichord, by four he was playing short pieces, and by age five he was composing. Mozart wrote several famous works as a child. Recognizing Mozart’s extraordinary talent, his father took him on tours of Europe composing in front of live audiences. Mozart played before the Austrian Empress at age six starting out his infamous career. While touring England with his sister and father, Mozart crossed paths with Johann Bach, also a very influential musician of the time. On this tour, Mozart wrote his first symphony. This tour opened the doors for the rest of his career. As he grew, Mozart began writing more and more pieces; these include Italian Operas and violin concertos. In 1781, Mozart moved in with his friends, the Weber family, and started his independent career in Vienna.

Shortly before he had moved in with the Weber family, Mozart had lost his mother. She died in Paris, alone as in respect that she took no part in his career. Anna Maria Mozart had no talent that could be any use to Wolfgang, except the one of love and compassion, in which she gave all to her two children. But Mozart moved on from the death of his mother, completing his opera seria Idomeneo. After rumors went around that Mozart was going to marry Constanze Weber, he denied them in a letter to his father: “I have never thought less of getting married…besides, I am not in love with her.” He moved out of the Weber’s house to disrupt the gossip. In 1782 he ended up marrying Constanze Weber. Mozart started giving piano lessons soon after he married and eventually wrote The Abduction from the Seraglio along with several others of his great piano concertos.

Mozart was unlike other musicians of his day, writing in many different genres. Many of Mozart’s pieces were written in a certain genre according to the audience. He usually worked long and hard, finishing compositions at a tremendous pace as deadlines approached. By the end of his lifetime, Mozart had completed 606 pieces of music. Despite Mozart’s success, he always lacked money (possibly because of gambling debts and a fondness for fine clothes) and had to borrow heavily from friends.

On December 5, 1791, Mozart died in Vienna at age 35. The cause of Mozart’s death has for a long time been one of the most compelling mysteries of musical history, and is likely to remain so. Many theories have been put forward, suggesting illnesses such as typhoid fever and kidney failure, and more bizarre causes like murder. But these cases later proved to be false when the truth of Mozart’s death was discovered. Rheumatic fever, once a common ailment in Europe, is now largely forgotten thanks to the invention of antibiotics. But it was common in Mozart’s time, and he had died during an epidemic. Mozart had also suffered from the disease several times as a child, and because of this, he was more likely to receive the fever as an adult which turned to be fatal for the great musician.



Life

 * Born Salzburg, 27 January 1756
 * Died Vienna, 5 December 1791
 * Mozart was baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
 * Son of Leopold Mozart- violinist and composer
 * Mozart and his sister Maria Anna (“Nannerl”) were the only two of the seven children to survive
 * Mozart is recognized as one of the greatest composers of western music
 * Mozart's physical appearence was described by tenor Michael Kelly- "a remarkable small man, very thin and pale, with a profusion of fine, fair hair of which he was rather vain"
 * His mother died in 1778
 * After rumors went around that Mozart was going to marry Constanze Weber, he denied them in a letter to his father: “I have never thought less of getting married…besides, I am not in love with her.” He moved out of the Webers' house to disrupt the gossip
 * In 1782 he ended up marrying Constanze Weber
 * His death at age 35 may have been caused by a number of illnesses; among those that have been suggested are miliary fever, rheumatic fever, and Schonlein-Henoch syndrome
 * No other composer left such an extraordinary legacy in so short a lifetime

Early Career

 * Mozart was a child prodegy who taught himself to play and showed musical talent at an early age along with his sister
 * According to his father, Mozart was "The miracle which God let be born in Salzburg"
 * At three, Mozart was picking out chords on the harpsichord, at four, he was playing short pieces
 * Mozart was composing at age five and playing before the Bavarian elector and the Austrian empress at age six
 * Met Johann Bach while touring England with his father and sister as a child
 * He also wrote his first symphonies on this tour
 * Wrote his first Italian operas on tours of Italy in 1769 after seeing the string quartets by Joseph Haydn
 * In 1775–77 he composed his violin concertos and his first piano sonatas
 * In 1781, Mozart moved in with his friends and started his independent career in Vienna

Achievments (Later Career)
along with several other of his great piano concertos
 * In 1781 he wrote his opera seria Idomeneo
 * Mozart started giving piano lessons soon after he married and eventually wrote The Abduction from the Seraglio
 * Mozart was unlike other musicians of his day, writing in many different genres. These include:
 * Symphonies
 * Concertos
 * Piano music
 * Chamber music
 * Serenades, divertimenti, and other instrumental works
 * Saccred music
 * Church sonatas
 * Organ Music
 * Operas
 * Concert arias, songs, and canons
 * Many of Mozarts pieces were written in a certain genre according to the audience
 * Mozart usually worked long and hard, finishing compositions at a tremendous pace as deadlines approached
 * Despite Mozarts success, he always lacked money (possibly because of gambling debts and a fondness for fine clothes) and had to borrow heavily from friends
 * Mozart's most famous pupil, whom the Mozarts took into their Vienna home for two years as a child, was probably Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Mozarts Work
"Old Lambach"
 * Mozart completed 41 symphonies in his life time, not including several unnumbered symphonies:
 * Symphony in F major
 * Symphony in G major
 * Symphony in F major
 * Symphony in B-flat major
 * Symphony in F major
 * Symphony in D major
 * Symphony in D major
 * Symphony in B-flat major
 * Symphony in C major
 * He also completed 27 piano concertos
 * Rondo for piano and orchestra in D major, K. 382
 * Rondo for piano and orchestra in A major, K. 386
 * 5 violin concertos
 * Violin Concerto in E-flat major
 * Violin Concerto in D major
 * 4 horn concertos
 * One Bassoon concerto
 * Concertos for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra
 * One Oboe Concerto
 * Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
 * Flute Concerto No. 1
 * Flute Concerto No. 2 (An arrangement of the above Oboe Concerto).
 * Andante for Flute and Orchestra
 * A Concerto for Trumpet which has been lost
 * He has created many Piano and violin sonatas (most of the violin sonatas were created as a child)

Mozart's Death
On December 5, 1791, Mozart died at age 35. The cause of mozarts death has for a long time been one of the most compelling mysteries of musical history, and is likely to remain so. Many theories have been put forward, suggesting illnesses such as typhoid fever and kidney failure, and more bizarre causes like murder. But these cases later proves to be false when the truth of mozarts death was discovered. Rheumatic fever, once a common ailment in Europe, is now largely forgotten thanks to the invention of antibiotics. But it was common in Mozart’s time, and he had died during an epidemic. Mozart had also suffered from the disease several times as a child, and because of this, he was more likely to recieve the fever as an adult which turned to be fatal for the great musician.

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