The Mozart Facts
On this the 250th aniversary of the birth of the much revered Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, I have compiled a (hyperlink annotated) list of The Mozart Facts
- Born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria
- Died December 5, 1791 at the age of 35
- He was born to Father Leopold and Mother Maria Anna Pertl
- He was baptized at St. Rupert’s Cathedral
- On August 4, 1782 he married Constanze Weber
- He was buried in a peasant’s grave in Vienna at St. Marx Cemetery
- His full legal name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
- Wrote of 626 unique works.
- He composed his first symphony at the age of 8
- Haydn once said Mozart is ‘the greatest composer known to me in person or by name; he has taste and, what is more, the greatest knowledge of composition’
- Mozart had a special relationship with Prague - He premiered the opera Don Giovanni there on October 29, 1787, and supported himself for many years through commissions originating from the city.
- He was a Freemason, and belonged to the same Masonic Lodge as Haydn
More to come
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