Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
biography, life and work, pictures, requiem, his music, history of a gifted boy
Born in January 27th in 1756, in Salsburgo, Austria, Johanes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus (Wolfgang) Theophilus (Aamadeus) Mozart is the biggest referent of western classic music, the most influential among all interpreters and a supreme icon of what a gifted boy was. When he was a boy, at the age of 3, he showed his music gifts and at the age of 6 composed half dozen of small pieces, which still today are played by many musicians all around the world. When he was a child, and under the music teaching of his father Leopold, violinist and composer, he developed and extraordinary ability to interpret string and key instruments and also, a great ability to improvise. Leopold Mozart found out, in his child gift, an important source of incomes, and took him and his sister Nannert on tour, specifically in the stages of the European courts of XVIII century. |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart life:childhood, adolescence, deathLinz, Viena, Munich, Paris and London were fertile grounds in where his life style (Bach, Sammartini) would grow and encourage this creative child. By that time, between the age of 8 and 13, he created sublime works such us Schuldigkleit des ersten Gabots, La finta semplice, sonatas, operas and a symphony. By that age he’s given the title of Komzertmeister (concert master) of Salzburgo archbishop. A title desired by many people who dedicated their lives to get it. When he was 20 years old, he’s given the title of Golden School Knight by the Pope. In December 5th of 1791, at the age of 35, he passed away at 1:00 am, living in misery, which has always been part of his life. Even fame didn’t stay by his side, not even to presence his burial in a common hole, under a big storm and with only four people. |
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Mozart's musicDuring his staying in Italy he wrote Mitridates, re di pronto, his first great opera which was his first step as a great musician; a year later, he traveled to Munich, again, with his mother Anna María with the aim of getting more economic benefits and try to be part of the Mannheim orchestra, the center of the European artistic tendency. His failure leaded him to Paris where he released his famous work, the symphonic K297. But only misfortune waited for this Austrian musician; his mother died in that city in 1778, he was rejected by Aloysia Weber, someone he had fallen for, and also rejected by the Paris aristocrats, the ones who used to receive his services. In 1781 he composed many classic pieces such us Idomeneo, re di Creta and the symphonic K318, K319 and K320. In that same year, and at the age of 25 he moved definitely to Viena. In 1782 he wrote the German opera (singspiel) The Serrallo Kidnapping and married the younger sister of Aloysia Weber, Costanze. By that time he was involved into debts, which would only end with his death. He was named Kapellmeister by the Emperor Joseph II, since his friend and composer Gluck had passed away in 1970. In those years he kept on writing pieces such us Haffner Symphony (1785), Le nozze di Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), Cosi fan tutte (1790), The magic flute (1791), La Clemenza di Tito (1791) and other fantastic works (requiem). |
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Mozart Music, Requiem historyHe wrote more than 620 pieces, 46 symphonies, 20 mass, 178 piano sonatas, 27 piano concerts, 6 for violin, 23 operas, among others, leaving, even, requiem in D minor, asked by the Walsegg count, that work was finished by his student Sussmayr and his wife’s wishes. The legal property rights of this wonderful requiem wasn’t easy, since a big dispute came up, but it was solved by the appearance of his original scrolls, almost 50 years later. Beethoven and Tchaikovski were not immune, like many others, to Mozart influence. The last one appeared in Piano concert number 20 of Beethoven and in Mozartiana work of Tchaikovski. Someone with so much talent like Mozart, gathers all virtues that a musician could have and stresses them out in a way. His gift and his technical command over all types of compositions, his innovations in opera, in symphonies, in camera music, the strength and feeling that he gave to his works, turned him into a genius, creator of the western music history. His works are considered perfect and the modern neurobiología gives his music a special power that stimulates the brain development. Two hundred and fifty years later his body rests in Viena cemetery. Time has turned his flesh into non disturbing bronze and his musical genius remains with us more than ever. |
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