Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27th 1756 in Salzburg, Austria to Leopold Mozart, who was also a composer and violinist, and his wife Anna Maria Pertl. The couple had seven children but only two survived. Wolfgang Amadeus and Anna born in 1951.
The young Wolfgang showed musical promise from a very early age. At just 4 years old he could play the same pieces as his sister who was 5 years older than him. By the age of just 5 it is said that he had composed his very first minuet and that by the age of 9 he was composing symphonies. In 1792 Mozart's father took both his children on a tour around Vienna, on the tour the family performed for members of the nobility. Anna played piano and Wolfgang played both the piano and the violin. A longer tour of Europe was planned by the children's father in 1763 and the children again performed in various courts in several countries. At the age of 14 Mozart was commissioned to compose an opera - his very first - entitled Mitridate, re di Ponto.
Leopold Mozart was keen for his talented son to make a stable living from his talents and encouraged him to find employment within the court of a nobleman as this was considered to be a safer option than freelancing. It was difficult for the young Mozart to find such work though, as his young age deterred potential employers despite his enormous talent. Mozart found work in the court of Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg while he was still in his late teens but he felt constrained by the provincial lifestyle in Salzburg and longed to widen his horizons. Mozart also felt frustrated by his father's continual sabotaging of his love life, Leopold wanted his son to concentrate on earning money for the family rather than becoming tied up in complicated love affairs.
In 1781 Mozart clashed bitterly with the Prince-Archbishop and resigned from his post. His father opposed the resignation but 25-year-old Mozart had finally had enough. Mozart moved to Vienna to work as a freelance composer and musician although he continued to look for a position with an aristocratic court. Mozart further angered his father by marrying Constanze Weber, a singer from a poor family in 1782.
For 9 years Mozart worked in Vienna composing and playing music but also teaching the subject. It was during his time in Vienna that he wrote some of his best-loved and most famous works. Mozart continued to gain recognition as a composer and musician but continuing financial problems plagued him. He also suffered great anguish after the death of his father as the two never reconciled properly over his move to Vienna and the marriage to Constanze. Mozart died suddenly from a feverish condition on 5 December 1791. - 40731
The young Wolfgang showed musical promise from a very early age. At just 4 years old he could play the same pieces as his sister who was 5 years older than him. By the age of just 5 it is said that he had composed his very first minuet and that by the age of 9 he was composing symphonies. In 1792 Mozart's father took both his children on a tour around Vienna, on the tour the family performed for members of the nobility. Anna played piano and Wolfgang played both the piano and the violin. A longer tour of Europe was planned by the children's father in 1763 and the children again performed in various courts in several countries. At the age of 14 Mozart was commissioned to compose an opera - his very first - entitled Mitridate, re di Ponto.
Leopold Mozart was keen for his talented son to make a stable living from his talents and encouraged him to find employment within the court of a nobleman as this was considered to be a safer option than freelancing. It was difficult for the young Mozart to find such work though, as his young age deterred potential employers despite his enormous talent. Mozart found work in the court of Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg while he was still in his late teens but he felt constrained by the provincial lifestyle in Salzburg and longed to widen his horizons. Mozart also felt frustrated by his father's continual sabotaging of his love life, Leopold wanted his son to concentrate on earning money for the family rather than becoming tied up in complicated love affairs.
In 1781 Mozart clashed bitterly with the Prince-Archbishop and resigned from his post. His father opposed the resignation but 25-year-old Mozart had finally had enough. Mozart moved to Vienna to work as a freelance composer and musician although he continued to look for a position with an aristocratic court. Mozart further angered his father by marrying Constanze Weber, a singer from a poor family in 1782.
For 9 years Mozart worked in Vienna composing and playing music but also teaching the subject. It was during his time in Vienna that he wrote some of his best-loved and most famous works. Mozart continued to gain recognition as a composer and musician but continuing financial problems plagued him. He also suffered great anguish after the death of his father as the two never reconciled properly over his move to Vienna and the marriage to Constanze. Mozart died suddenly from a feverish condition on 5 December 1791. - 40731
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