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 oldMozart began to play the

harpsichord, by six he was writing compositions. Leopold decided notto waste Wolfgang's precocious talents and took

him on a tour across Europe with hissister, displaying their abilities to royal courts and houses. Leopold gained a good

deal ofmoney 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 Archbishopof 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 workelsewhere. He traveled from

Austria to Italy and finally ended up in France. He received a minorposition but hated France. Mozart decided to

reluctantly return to Salzburg after his motherdied 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 notforthcoming, they decided to marry on August 4, 1782. Around

this time Mozart wrote the scoreto "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 thetime of "Cosi fan Tutte" and "La Clemenza di

Tito". His crowningoperatic 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 (sohe could plagiarize Mozart's work), Mozart acquired morbid feelings for

"TheRequiem" 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 90seconds 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 checkout

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