BEHIND THE

GENIUSTHE LIFE OFMOZART

MUSIC

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"People are wrong who think my art comes easily to me. I

assure you, nobody has devoted so much time and

thought to composition as I."

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January 27, 1756

M r. J o h a n n e s

C h r y s o s t o m u s

W o l f g a n g u s

T h e o p h i l u s

M o z a r t

Salzburg, Austria

Started composing at the age of 5 and symphonies at 9.

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He learned to play the piano and violin at an

early age.

Young Mozart travelled throughout Europe

At 6, he and his sister, Maria Anna, performed

series of concerts to Europe’s courts and

major cities.In Paris, the young

Mozart published his first works, four sonatas

for clavier with accompanying violin

(1764).

In 1768, he composed his first opera, La Finta

Semplice.

This first Italian trip culminated in a new

opera, Mitridate, re di Ponto, composed for

Milan.

Greatest success was Le Nozze di Figaro (The

Marriage of Figaro) (1786), composed for the Vienna

Opera.

In two further Italian journeys he wrote two more operas for Milan, Ascanio in Alba (1771) and Lucio Silla

(1772).

Mozart's career in Vienna began promisingly, and

he was soon commissioned to write The Abduction from the

Seraglio (1782).

For all his triumphs..

INSPIRATIONS

Father. Mentor. Inspiration. Friend. Inspiration. Dear Friend. Inspiration.

Leopold Mozart Johann Christian Bach Franz Josef Haydn

violinist and a music teacher who gave him encouragement to be

musically-inclined

valued his opinions and was highly influenced by him

influenced the concerto style of Mozart

Constanze Weber1782

Mozart’s father disagreed

GOOD

HOUSEKEEPERMOZART POORLY

MANAGED THEIR

FINANCES

POVERTY

Hindrances.Problems.Challenges.

Mother travelled

with Mozart to

France, where he

composed the Paris

Symphony (1778)

but he was unable

to find a permanent

position.

Death of his mother

Spent last part

of his life in

poverty.

Po o rh e a l t h

December 5, 1791 Vienna, AustriaHis death gave rise to false rumors of poisoning, is thought to have resulted from rheumatic fever, a disease which he had suffered from repeatedly through his life.

Died at age 35.

After a cheap funeral at Saint

Stephen's Cathedral, he was buried in an unmarked grave at

the cemetery of Saint Marx, a

Viennese suburb.

Much has been made of this, but at that time such burial was legally required for all Viennese except

those of noble or aristocratic birth.

REFERENCESArizona Opera (2005). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Retrieved fromhttp://www.azopera.com/learn.php?subcat=composerbios&composer=mozartBiographyShelf.com (n.d.) Short biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Retrieved fromhttp://www.biographyshelf.com/wolfgang_amadeus_mozart_biography.htmlMusic with Ease (2005-11). The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Retrieved from http://www.musicwithease.com/mozart-life.html

http://www.amazon.com/Mozart-Biography-Robert-W-Gutman/dp/0156011719/sr=1-5/qid=1158593405/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books#reader_0156011719 http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/haydn.html

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