Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: biography, facts, video

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Biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in the city of Salzburg. This city only eventually became part of Austria, and was previously the capital of the Salzburg Archbishopric.

His musical abilities manifested themselves already at the age of 3. Wolfgang's father Leopold was a violinist and composer in the court chapel. He taught his son violin, organ and harpsichord lessons. Already at the age of 5, the little composer was composing small plays. Soon high society became interested in the young genius.

Portrait of six-year-old Wolfgang in a suit donated by the Empress.

Mozart-father with 6-year-old son Wolfgang and eldest daughter Anna (Nannerl) gave concerts throughout Austria, Germany, Holland, Switzerland. Been to Paris and London.

The talented kid not only impressed the audience with his musical abilities, but also made a whole performance out of the performance. For example, he played blindfolded without errors or played the keys covered with a cloth.

The beginning of the creative path

The child prodigy composed his first concerto at the age of 4. The kid wrote it not only with a pen, but also dipping his fingers in ink. The father thought that his son was just drawing, but when he looked at the result of the drawing, he began to cry. After all, it was the most difficult work that even adult musicians could not play.

By the age of 17, the young virtuoso had already created a number of musical works:

• 13 symphonies, 4 operas (Mithridates, King of Pontus, Lucio Sulla, La bella finta Giardiniera, The Dream of Scipio),
• 24 sonnets and many smaller pieces.

Mozart's personal life

Like most creative people, Wolfgang was quite loving. He dedicated new musical creations to each new passion-inspirer.

Mozart and Constance during their honeymoon. 19th century postcard

His wife was the daughter of the owner of the apartment in Vienna, where the composer lived. Mozart and Constance Weber had six children, but only two survived.

Wolfgang often attended balls, receptions, masquerades. He knew how to dance beautifully, played billiards brilliantly, loved animals and birds. His height was 1.63 m, his zodiac sign was .

Death of Mozart

The virtuoso musician lived only 35 years. Died in 1791. His death has long been associated with suspicion of poisoning. Composer Antonio Salieri was suspected of this crime. Competition was thought to be the motive for the poisoning.

In 1997, a trial was held in Milan on this matter. The long-dead Salieri was acquitted, and the cause of death was rheumatic fever, complicated by heart failure.

The exact burial place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has not been established. He was buried in a common grave in St. Mark's Cemetery in Vienna. At that time, only the rich and the nobility were buried in separate graves with tombstones.

This place is rather deserted, but near the symbolic grave of Mozart you can always meet admirers of his talent.

Listen to the "Requiem" (lat. Requiem - funeral mass) - the last, unfinished work of Mozart↓

Cinema and music

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote music for centuries. Therefore, even now his operas are often found in modern films and serials.

• 1982 - Historical series "Mozart" about the life and work of the composer.
• 1984 - Feature film "Amadeus" (USA)
• 1991 - Feature film "Wolfgang A. Mozart" - (Austrian director Juraj Hertz)
• 2006 - Animated series "Little Mozart" (Germany).
• 2010 - Cartoon "Mozart" (Russia).
• 2010 - The film "Mozart's Sister" - about the composer's family.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: short biography (video)