|
My Life in 90 Seconds Hello fellow Mozart fans! Okay, here we go!
Mozart's Childhood
Mozart was born January 27, 1756 (but I looks younger! isn´t it ? )in Salzburg, Austria. He was the Seventh child of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart,
though only he and his older sister Nannerl would survive past infancy. At three years old
Mozart began to play the harpsichord, by six he was writing compositions. Leopold decided not
to waste Wolfgang's precocious talents and took him on a tour across Europe with his
sister, displaying their abilities to royal courts and houses. Leopold gained a good deal of
money and also spread Mozart's reputation. These tours continued well into Mozart's late teenage years.
Mozart's touring with his father only stopped when Wolfgang was fired by the Archbishop
of Salzburg.
The Quest for Employment
Mozart was happy to leave the Archbishop, for he confined his genius and kept him demoted (sound familiar to modern
workers?). He immediately left with his mother (to babysit him instead of pappa) to find work
elsewhere. He traveled from Austria to Italy and finally ended up in France. He received a minor
position but hated France. Mozart decided to reluctantly return to Salzburg after his mother
died from a fever while in Paris. Marriage and the Operas
After flirting with a first cousin and being attracted to Aloysia Weber, Mozart opted for Aloysia's sister, Constanza.
Temperamentally they were perfect, both fun-loving and playful, financially, however, they
(especially Mozart) were spendthrifts. After a long wait, with Leopold's blessing not
forthcoming, they decided to marry on August 4, 1782. Around this time Mozart wrote the score
to "The Abduction from the Seralio". Later he'd also compose "The Marriage of Figaro"
and "Don Giovanni". The Mozarts' money trouble really start to show by the
time of "Cosi fan Tutte" and "La Clemenza di Tito". His crowning
operatic masterpiece, however, was completed in the year of his death, "The Magic Flute".
"The Requiem" and his Death
"The Requiem" was commissioned the same time as "The Magic Flute". Mozart was a freelance. (thats soooo true! ask Konstance...she can tell u!....)
************************************************************
Oh..before i will forget it..."ahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa...quiek quiek qieuk quiek quiek quiek quick ahh"...after the Overture?....u remember? guess what! I need 5 Weeks to teach the Breath-Technique to my "first Lady"...to sing that Stuff......It was a Horror!!..But...She was very thankful.....Don´t think !.....I tell u more!! ;-) )))
************************************************************;-)
.........composer after he was fired by the Archbishop. Wealthy patrons commissioning symphonies,
minuets, and concertos was a common practice. Because the patron remained anonymous (so
he could plagiarize Mozart's work), Mozart acquired morbid feelings for "The
Requiem" and anticipated his own death. In an attack of rheumatic fever, Mozart died of heart failure on December 4,
1792. "The Requiem" was never completed.
Disclaimer: If you used a stopwatch and found out that you did not go through Mozart's Life in 90
seconds it's not my fault you're such a pokey reader!
Chronology Time!
So the synopsis wasn't good enough? You want facts, details, more of the nitty gritty that teachers love? Then check
out my little chronology table.
1756, Jan. 27: Mozart was Born in Salzburg
1761: First composition
1762: Family travels to Munich and Vienna
1763: Family starts European Tours (lasts for 3 years)
1766: Return to Salzburg
1767: Performance of Mozart's first operas
1776: Composition of Haffner Serenade
1778: Maria Anna Mozart (Mozart's mom) dies
1781: "Idomeneo" premieres. Leaves Archbishop. Moves to Vienna
1782: "The Abduction from the Seralio" premieres. Marries Constanze Weber
1786: "The Marriage of Figaro" premieres
1787: The Death of Leopold Mozart (Mozart's dad), "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" written.
1788: "Don Giovanni" premieres
1790: "Cosi Fan Tutte" premieres
1791: Writes "La Clemenza di Tito", "The Magic Flute" and "The Requiem".
Dies on December 5.
TXT stolen from M. Parouty + Additions from...hahaha..pssss Silence is golden
by the Way..
You know Mozart chocolate Balls? OK! I don´t know what You think, If someone eat Your Balls... But I.....
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
