"subjects. Solomon notes that, while Leopold was a devoted teacher to his children, there is evidence that Mozart was keen to progress beyond what he was taught. His first ink-spattered composition and his precocious efforts with the violin were of his own initiative, and came as a surprise to Leopold, who eventually gave up composing when his son's musical talents became evident. While Wolfgang was young, his family made several European journeys in which he and Nannerl performed as child prodigies. These began with an exhibition in 1762 at the court of Prince-elector Maximilian III of Bavaria in Munich, and"
"Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844), also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr., was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze. He was the younger of his parents' two surviving children. He was a composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher from the late classical period whose musical style was of an early Romanticism, heavily influenced by his father's mature style. Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart was born in Vienna, five months before his father's death. Although he was baptized Franz Xaver Mozart, from birth on he"
"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the"
"Mozart's name The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (; ; ) went by many different names in his lifetime. This resulted partly from the church traditions of the day, and partly from the fact that Mozart was multilingual and freely adapted his name to other languages. Mozart was baptized on 28 January 1756, the day after his birth, at St. Rupert's Cathedral in Salzburg as ""Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart"". The baptismal register of the cathedral parish contains the entry shown below, written down in Latin by city chaplain Leopold Lamprecht. A transcriptions with editorial additions by Otto Erich Deutsch follows."
"is not vastly different from some of the other pieces in this collection, it was thought best not to discard it."" Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844), also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr., was the youngest child of six born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze. He was the younger of his parents' two surviving children. He was a composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher from the late classical period whose musical style was of an early Romanticism, heavily influenced by his father's mature style. Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart"
"name ""Amadeus"". The dominance of ""Amadeus"" began around about 1810; Romanticism, notably in the person of E. T. A. Hoffmann, ""seized upon this name to proclaim its veneration for Mozart"". Although various scholars since that time have made use of ""Amadè"" or ""Gottlieb"", ""Amadeus"" remains by far the most familiar term for the general public. In the frequently playful letters of his youth Mozart would sometimes spell his name backwards, viz., ""Mozart Wolfgang"" or ""Trazom"". See above for the possible origin of ""Amadeus"" as facetious. Mozart's name The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (; ; ) went by many different names"
"name ""Theophilos"" means ""friend of God"". Amadeus (name) Amadeus is a theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ' – the imperative of the word ' (to love) – and """" (god). As a linguistic compound in the form of a phereoikos, it means ""Love god!"". The best-known bearer of the name is the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German-language calque is ""'. Borrowings include the female form, ""Amadea"", the French ""Amédée"" (male), the Spanish ""Amadeo"", the Italian ""Amedeo"", and ""Amadis"", the Polish ""Amadeusz"" . Similar Slavic names include ""Bogomil"" and ""Bohumil"" meaning ""Dear to God"". The Arabic ""Habibullah"""
"Amadeus (name) Amadeus is a theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ' – the imperative of the word ' (to love) – and """" (god). As a linguistic compound in the form of a phereoikos, it means ""Love god!"". The best-known bearer of the name is the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German-language calque is ""'. Borrowings include the female form, ""Amadea"", the French ""Amédée"" (male), the Spanish ""Amadeo"", the Italian ""Amedeo"", and ""Amadis"", the Polish ""Amadeusz"" . Similar Slavic names include ""Bogomil"" and ""Bohumil"" meaning ""Dear to God"". The Arabic ""Habibullah"" means ""Beloved of God"". The Greek"
"Johann Georg Mozart Johann Georg Mozart (4 May 1679 – 19 February 1736) was a bookbinder who lived in Augsburg, Germany, in the 17th and 18th centuries. He was the father of Leopold Mozart and the grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Johann Georg was the son of Franz Mozart, a master mason. However, Johann Georg pursued a different career, becoming a master bookbinder. He evidently advanced his career when he married Anna Maria Banegger, widow of his former master, and thus obtained his old master's guild license. His first wife bore him no children and died in 1718. His second"
"""KV"" followed by this number. The first edition of the catalogue was completed in 1862 by Ludwig von Köchel. It has since been repeatedly updated, as scholarly research improves knowledge of the dates and authenticity of individual works. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17, Mozart"
"also varies among these three alternatives. Mozart's preference for ""Amadè"" was not in general respected by others. Frequently, he was called either ""Wolfgang Amadeus"" or ""Wolfgang Gottlieb"". Here are examples: It is possible that the now-standard ""Amadeus"" originated as a facetious name. He signed some letters in mock Latin as ""Wolfgangus Amadeus Mozartus""; this was certainly no accident as in one letter he did the same to the date of the letter as well: adding ""-us"" to the end of each word. Mozart's only mention as ""Wolfgang Amadeus"" in an official document made during his lifetime was found in 1998"
"Anna Maria Mozart Anna Maria Walburga Mozart (née Pertl; December 25, 1720 – July 3, 1778) was the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart. She was born in St. Gilgen, Archbishopric of Salzburg, to Eva Rosina (1681–1755) and Wolfgang Nicolaus Pertl (1667–1724), deputy prefect of Hildenstein. Nicolaus had a university degree in jurisprudence from the Benedictine University in Salzburg and held many positions of responsibility, including district superintendent in St. Andrae. He was apparently a skilled musician. He suffered a severe illness in 1714 and had to change positions to one with a relatively small salary as"
"tours of Italy that Wolfgang and Leopold took during 1769–1773. In 1777, she accompanied the now-adult Wolfgang (again unwillingly) on a job-hunting tour that took him to Augsburg, Mannheim, and Paris. While in Paris she suddenly got sick and died on 3 July 1778 of an undiagnosed illness. She was buried in the cemetery of Saint-Eustache. Anna Maria Mozart Anna Maria Walburga Mozart (née Pertl; December 25, 1720 – July 3, 1778) was the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart. She was born in St. Gilgen, Archbishopric of Salzburg, to Eva Rosina (1681–1755) and Wolfgang Nicolaus Pertl"
"Mozart's birthplace Mozart's birthplace (German: ' or ') was the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at No. 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg, Austria. The Mozart family resided on the third floor from 1747 to 1773. Mozart himself was born here on 27 January 1756. He was the seventh child of Leopold Mozart, who was a musician of the Salzburg Royal Chamber. Now a museum, Mozart's birthplace introduces visitors to the early life of the composer, his first musical instruments, his friends, and his passionate interest in opera. The third floor exhibits Mozart's childhood violin as well as portraits, documents, and early"
"portrays the composer as a pioneering visionary. The title refers to Mozart's middle name Amadeus (Latin for ""love God"") and to the aphorism ""he whom the gods love, dies young"" (Latin: """") from Plautus' ""Bacchides"", lines 816–17, and earlier Greek sources, including Homer's mention of Trophonius; Mozart died at the age of 35. A British film of the same title had been released in 1936. Whom the Gods Love (1942 film) Whom the Gods Love (German:Wen die Götter lieben) is a 1942 Austrian historical musical film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Holt, Irene von Meyendorff and Winnie Markus."
"any identified hand). Sancta Maria, mater Dei In the summer of 1777, the 21-year-old Mozart was desperate to leave Salzburg, and so asked Archbishop Colloredo to allow him and his father, Leopold, to find their income elsewhere. The archbishop's response was to dismiss both of them from his service, however he later felt remorse, and allowed Leopold to resume his job of deputy Kapellmeister. Mozart composed this act of consecration for the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8 September), before setting out on 23 September 1777 with his mother on their journey to Augsburg, Mannheim, and"
"was always called Wolfgang by his family. He received excellent musical instruction from Antonio Salieri and Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and Beethoven and studied composition with Johann Georg Albrechtsberger and Sigismund von Neukomm. He learned to play both the piano and violin. Like his father, he started to compose at an early age. ""In April 1805, the thirteen-year-old Wolfgang Mozart made his debut in Vienna in a concert in the Theater an der Wien."" Wolfgang became a professional musician and enjoyed moderate success both as a teacher and a performer. Unlike his father, he was introverted and given to self-deprecation. He"
"Johann Nepomuk Hiedler Johann Nepomuceno Hiedler, also known as Johann Nepomuk Hüttler (19 March 1807 – 17 September 1888), was a maternal great-grandfather and possibly also the alleged paternal grandfather of Adolf Hitler. Johann Nepomuk was named after the Bohemian Saint Johann von Nepomuk. Some view this name as evidence that Nepomuk and subsequently his great-grandson Adolf Hitler had Czech ancestry. However, Johann von Pomuk/Johann Nepomuk, was an important saint for Bohemians of both German and Czech ethnicity. Nepomuk thus only indicates ties to Bohemia and central Europe. Nepomuk became a relatively prosperous farmer and was married to Eva Maria"
"Jakob Wilhelm Benedikt von Langenmantel Jakob Wilhelm Benedikt von Langenmantel (16 March 1720 – 17 April 1790), also called Jakob Wilhelm Benedikt Langenmantel von Westheim und Ottmarshausen, was a patrician of the city of Augsburg in the Electorate of Bavaria, and mayor of the city. Jakob Wilhelm Benedikt von Langenmantel was son of Joseph Wilhelm von Langenmantel and his wife Maria Juliana von Deuring zu Stätzling und Hohenthann. Langenmantel attended the Jesuit school of St. Salvator in Augsburg at the same time as Leopold Mozart, father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. They were close friends and in 1737 they both went"
"Austrian musicologist Otto Erich Deutsch, who studied all available letters and documents about the composer, arrived at the following conclusion about what the composer called himself: ""In Italy, from 1770, Mozart called himself 'Wolfgango Amadeo', and from about 1777, 'Wolfgang Amadè'."" The use of multiple language versions of the same name was perhaps common in Mozart's day. Joseph Haydn went by ""Joseph"" (German, English and French), ""Josephus"" (Latin) and ""Giuseppe"" (Italian); and Ludwig van Beethoven published his works as ""Luigi"" (Italian) and as ""Louis"" (French). Mozart's preference for ""Wolfgang Amadè"" can be seen on the wedding contract for his marriage"
"Constanze Mozart Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart (née Weber) (5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was an Austrian woman who trained as a singer. She married twice, her first husband being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and was later, jointly with her second husband Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, Mozart's biographer. She and Mozart had six children: Karl Thomas Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, and four who died in infancy. Constanze Weber was born in Zell im Wiesental, a town near Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, in the south-west of Germany, then Further Austria. Her mother was Cäcilia Weber, née Stamm. Her"
"Amandus Ivanschiz Amandus (Matthias Leopold) Ivanschiz (bapt. 24 December 1727 – 1758) was an Austrian composer of the early classical period and a member of the Pauline order. Other spellings of his surname adopted in Slavic musicological literature (""Ivančić"" or ""Ivančič"") are not evidenced in historical accounts. His father came from the village of Baumgarten (presently in the Austrian Burgenland) inhabited by the Croatian minority. Matthias Leopold was baptized on December 24, 1727 in Wiener Neustadt. He entered the Pauline order in his hometown and choose the name of Amandus likely by the end of 1742. After his novitiate in"
"Johann Strauss, Sr. and Johann Strauss, Jr. as well as members of the Second Viennese School such as Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern and Alban Berg. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, then an independent Church Principality of the Holy Roman Empire, which later became part of Austria, and much of Mozart's career was spent in Vienna. Vienna was for a long time an important centre of musical innovation. 18th- and 19th-century composers were drawn to the city due to the patronage of the Habsburgs, and made Vienna the European capital of classical music. During the Baroque period, Slavic and"
"Mozart Distillerie Mozart Distillerie GmbH (established 1954) of Salzburg, Austria, is a maker of chocolate liqueurs. The firm was previously known as H.C. König and Harald König is the Chief Executive and President. The firm has successfully developed a brand based around Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was born in Salzburg, which emphasises the blending of different elements that make up a liqueur in a similar way to the different parts of a work of music. The firm claims that the Andante from Mozart's String Quartet No. 2 in D major, K. 155 (K. 134a) is played into each batch approximately"
"Cäcilia Weber Cäcilia Cordula Stamm (23 October 1727 – 22 August 1793) was the mother of Constanze Weber and the mother-in-law of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She was born in Mannheim, the daughter of Johann Otto Stamm, a government secretary and Sophia Elisabeth Wimmer. She married Franz Fridolin Weber (1733–1779) on 14 September 1756, and had four daughters: Josepha, Aloysia, Constanze, and Sophie. Constanze was the only one who did not become a professional singer, but, according to Mozart, she possessed a fine voice and musical ear. The children were born in Zell im Wiesental, but the family moved to Mannheim"
"Sancta Maria, mater Dei In the summer of 1777, the 21-year-old Mozart was desperate to leave Salzburg, and so asked Archbishop Colloredo to allow him and his father, Leopold, to find their income elsewhere. The archbishop's response was to dismiss both of them from his service, however he later felt remorse, and allowed Leopold to resume his job of deputy Kapellmeister. Mozart composed this act of consecration for the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (8 September), before setting out on 23 September 1777 with his mother on their journey to Augsburg, Mannheim, and Paris, where she"
"Mozarteum University Salzburg The Mozarteum University Salzburg (German: Universität Mozarteum Salzburg), also known simply as Mozarteum Salzburg, is a university in Salzburg municipality, Austria, which specializes in music and the dramatic arts. It was named after Salzburg native Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The predecessor of the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg was the ""Cathedral Music Association and Mozarteum"", founded in 1841 through the energies of Mozart's widow Constanze Weber Mozart. Its purpose was the ""refinement of musical taste with regard to sacred music as well as concerts"". Through the 19th century, the concerts of the orchestra, officially named the ""Mozarteum Orchestra"" in"
"Adolf Bernhard Marx Friedrich Heinrich Adolf Bernhard Marx (15 May 1795, Halle – 17 May 1866, Berlin) was a German composer, musical theorist and critic. Marx was the son of a Jewish doctor in Halle who, though a member of the congregation, was according to his son a convinced atheist. Marx was given the names 'Samuel Moses' at birth, but changed these at his baptism in 1819. He began his career studying law at Halle, but also learned musical composition there—a fellow student was the composer Carl Loewe. In 1821 he went to Berlin, where in 1825 Adolf Martin Schlesinger"
"Forebears, hometown and first love), context publishers, Augsburg 2007. • International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart in Augsburg / Germany <br> • Anniversary Publication ""25 years Leopold-Mozart-Kuratorium Augsburg e.V."" (in German) <br> • World Federation of International Music Competitions<br> • University of Augsburg<br> • German Mozart City Augsburg<br> • Internationale Leopold Mozart Gesellschaft e.V.<br> International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart in Augsburg The International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart in Augsburg is an international violin competition, held every three years in commemoration of Leopold Mozart (1719-1787), the father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is the goal of the competition to encourage young violinists"
"Mozart's nationality This article discusses the nationality of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). The two main labels that have been used to describe Mozart's nationality are ""Austrian"" and ""German"". However, in Mozart's own time, these terms were used differently from the way they are used today, because the modern nation states of Austria and Germany did not yet exist. Any decision to label Mozart as ""Austrian"" or ""German"" (or neither) involves political boundaries, history, language, culture, and Mozart's own views. Editors of modern encyclopedias and other reference sources differ in how they assign a label to Mozart (if any)"
"Karl Thomas Mozart Karl Thomas Mozart (21 September 1784 – 31 October 1858) was the second son, and the elder of the two surviving sons, of Wolfgang and Constanze Mozart. The other was Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. Karl was born in Vienna. His schooling, in Prague, was under Franz Xaver Niemetschek and František Xaver Dušek, and he became a gifted pianist. Before he finished his schooling, however, he left for Livorno in 1797 to begin his apprenticeship with a trading firm. He planned to open a piano store in the following years, but the project failed for lack of funds."
"to Constanze Weber, dated August 3, 1782, where the composer's signature is ""Wolfgang Amade Mozart"". In the parish register entry for the marriage, dated August 4, Mozart is referred to as ""Herr Wolfgang Adam Mozart"". Mozart spelled ""Amadè"" variously in regard to the accent on the final letter. Robert Spaethling, who translated many of the composer's letters, writes, ""[Mozart] is especially nonchalant in his placement of Italian and French accents: sometime he writes 'chèr papa', at other times 'chér papa,' and even his own name appears variously as 'Amadé', 'Amadè', and plain 'Amade'."" As a web search indicates, modern usage"
"of the Napoleonic Wars. There is very little direct information on his grandparents. Cantor was sometimes called Jewish in his lifetime, but has also variously been called Russian, German, and Danish as well. Jakob Cantor, Cantor's grandfather, gave his children Christian saints' names. Further, several of his grandmother's relatives were in the Czarist civil service, which would not welcome Jews, unless they converted to Christianity. Cantor's father, Georg Waldemar Cantor, was educated in the Lutheran mission in Saint Petersburg, and his correspondence with his son shows both of them as devout Lutherans. Very little is known for sure about George"