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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is recognized as one of the most influential European classical composers. With over six hundred compositions, his works are part of the standard concert repertoire. He created music in various major genres such as symphony, opera, the solo concerto, chamber music, choral music, and piano which he developed and popularized.

Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg (now Austria) and was baptized the following day as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangeus Theopheilus Mozart. His father Leopold was a notorious music teacher who wrote the infl Continued...

uential textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (“Essay on the fundamentals of violin playing”) and was also a successful composer. Wolfgang’s incredible talent became evident at the young age of three, his father immediately provided him with intensive training in clavier, violin and organ to further expand his abilities. When he was five years old he created his first two short compositions Adante (K. 1a) and Allegro (K. 1b), by the age of six he could impressively play the piano blindfolded with his hands crossed over one another.

Around 1762 at the age of six, Mozart began to travel around Europe on extended concert tours with his father and sister Nannerl, also a prodigy. During the three year tours, they would perform in Italy, France, Germany, England, and Switzerland. Mozart became acquainted with several musicians particularly Johan Christian Bach whose work is deemed an inspiration to Wolfgang. In 1767, the young composer became seriously ill with almost fatal smallpox, yet miraculously recovered.

A year later, he embarked on three consecutive trips to Italy. During this time he was appointed to compose three operas. The first was “Mitridate re di Ponto” in 1770, “Ascanio in Alba” in 1771, and “Lucio Silla” in 1772. Soon after, upon his introduction to composer Andrea Luchesi and musician Giovanni Battista Martini, he was received as a member of the prestige Academia Filarmonica. In 1778, his mother supervised him on yet another tour of Europe comprising mostly of Munich, Manhein, and Paris. On this excursion, Mozart fell in love with Aloysia Weber, however their relationship failed leading him to marry her sister Constanze four years later on August 4, 1782. His mother unexpectedly passed away during the trip.

Wolfgang’s first opera Idomeneo debuted in Munich in 1780. The following year he was dismissed as Konzertmeister of Salzburg after a dispute over his avoidance and rebellious nature of not obeying to instructions. As a result, Mozart moved to Vienna and became a freelance composer. He experienced much success in 1782 with his opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail ("The Abduction from the Seraglio"). In 1783, Mozart began to imitate the Baroque style creating his own original method evident in Die Zauberflöte ("The Magic Flute”) and in Symphony No. 41. Later that year he composed one of his greatly renowned works, Mass in C Minor. In 1784, Mozart became a Freemason along with friend and fellow composer Joseph Haydn. Some of his works include Masonic themes such as his last opera Die Zauberflöte.

In 1786, Figaro was deeply praised by the people in Prague. Mozart seemed to have an exceptional relationship with Prague as observed in his infamous quote "Meine Prager verstehen mich" (My Praguers understand me). As the city provided him with many financial resources, he premiered Don Giovanni there in 1787 and composed La clemenza di Tito for the festivities accompanying the coronation of Leopold II in 1790.

There are many theories encompassing the death of Mozart on December 5, 1791. His death record states "hitziges Frieselfieber" ("severe miliary fever"), which refers to a rash that resembles millet-seeds. However, several theories suspect the cause of death to be trichinosis, mercury poisoning, or rheumatic fever. A few days prior to this death, he had completed his final composition, the Requiem.