Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Johannes Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart

• Born in Salzburg, Austria
• January 27,1756
• He was named after his mothers father and after
  Johannes Chrysostomus, the Saint on the day of
  his birth

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The Mozart Family

• Father Leopold Mozart
• Composer and Violinist
• Mother Anna Maria Pertl
• Daughter of Wolfgang Nikolaus Pertl
• Sister Maria Anna (Nanner1) Mozart
• His only sister

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Childhood

• Age 3 He started to play the keyboard
• Age 5 He began to compose minuets
• Age 7-10 Mozart, his father, and sister
  toured Europe and played for
  Louis XV, Versailles George
  III, London.
• Age 8 He had completed his first three
  symphonies, and had met Bach

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Mastered Instruments

• Piano
• Violin
• Harpsichord

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Mozarts Family

• Married
• Constanze Weber

Had two children Karl and Frans Xaver Mozart
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Profession

• Made a living by performing in private and
  public, teaching, and composing.
• His opera, Abduction from Seraglio became a
  success!

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Interesting Facts

• Composed over 600
• Masses 15
• Symphonies 50
• Piano concertos 25
• Violin concertos 12

• Concert Arias 27
• Piano Sonatas 17
• String Quartets 26

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Mozarts Death

• He died of rheumatic fever
• on
• December 5, 1791