Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756-1791BiographyBorn in Salzburg, Austria on Jan. 27, 1756; full name Johannes Chrysostomus
Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart; he was baptized as Johannes
Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Mozart is named after his
grandfather on his mother's side and after the Saint on his date of
birth, Johannes Chrysostomus.
Parents: Leopold Mozart - composer and violinist, concertmaster at the
archiepiscopal court, and in 1763, vice-kapellmeister at Salzburg court;
and Anna Maria Pertl, daughter of Wolfgang Nikolaus Pertl, an official
from Sankt Gilgen
Sibling: Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart
Age 3: started to play the keyboard
Age 5: started composing minuets
1763-1766 toured Europe with his father and sister played for Louis XV at
Versailles and George III in London
1764 wrote his first three symphonies; also met Johann Christian Bach
By his teenage years, he mastered the piano, violin, and harpsichord
1768 completed first opera, La finta semplice (The Simple Pretense)
1769-1773 made three trips to Italy
In Rome, there was a myth that Mozart attended the performance of
Allegri's Misere. He wanted the score but when no one agreed he
wrote down the music from memory.
1770 Mitridate, re di Ponte (Mithridates, King of Pontus) performed in Milan
was Mozart's first major opera
1772 appointed concertmaster in the orchestra of Archbishop of Salzburg.
During this period, he wrote many sacred works.
1777 toured with his mother hoping to find a court position; traveled to
Mannheim where he met and fell in love with Aloysia Weber
1778, July Anna Maria Mozart died
1779 unable to find a court position, Mozart went back to Salzburg; appointed
as court organist to the Archbishop of Salzburg
1781 resigned from his position due to increasing tension and disagreements
between Mozart and the Archbishop. Mozart stayed in Vienna instead
of returning to Salzburg. Mozart's resignation and his move to Vienna
put a strain in his relationship with his father.
1782 married Constanze Weber in Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. After
Mozart's death, Constanze married Danish diplomat Georg Nikolaus
von Nissen. In Vienna, Mozart supported his family by performing in
public and private, teaching , and composing. His first opera written
after his residency in Vienna, Abduction from Seraglio became a
success.
1786 The Marriage of Figaro, the first of three operas Mozart collaborated with
librettist, Lorenza da Ponte, premiered at the Burg Theater.
1787 became composer of Imperial and Royal Chamber with an annual salary of
800fl. His father, Leopold, died on May 28, 1787. Don Giovanni
premiered in Prague at the National Theater.
1790 Cosi fan tutte premiered at Burg Theater. Mozart declined an
opportunity to compose in London.
1791 composed dance music for the Vienna Court; publishers began to pay
fees for the rights to publish his works; appointed assistant to the
Cathedral Kapellmeister at St. Stephens with no pay. Mozart was
already feeling ill in Prague while finishing La clemenza di Tito.
Dec. 5, 1791, a few minutes before 1AM, Mozart died of rheumatic fever. fantasy layout @ HOT FreeLayouts.com love / music / movies / frazy
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