FREE ESSAY ON MOZART

MOZART

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27th, 1756. 
He was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl. Leopol was a very successful composer, 
voilinist, and the assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court. Mozart showed musical 
talent at a very young age. By age five he was composing minuets.And at age six he 
played before the Bavarian Elector and the Austrian Empress.His father taught him, but 
said teahcing Wolfgang was hard because he knew so much already. His father was also 
his largest influence.
In 1763 Wolfgang's father, Leopold, took him and his sister, Maria Anna, on a 
concert tour of Europe. The children performed in many courts and large cities including
Paris, London, and Germany. They astonished their audiences wherever they performed.
In London Wolfgang wrote his first symphonies and met Johann Christian Brahm, 
who had a very large influence on him.
In Paris Wolfgang published his first works, four sonatas for clavier with 
accompanying voilin.
In 1768 he composed his first opera, La Finta Semplice, which was presented for 
the first time a year later in his home town of Salzburg.
In 1769 Wolfgang and his father set out on another tour of Italy. Here Wolfgang 
wrote a new opera, Mitridate ri de Ponto. He also wrote two more operas for Milan, 
Ascanio in Alba and Lucio Silla.
Three years later in 1772 Wolfgang was appointed concertmaster to the 
archbishop of Salzburg, his home town. He composed many works while he was 
concertmaster. But this job was not good for him and he did not get anolg with most of 
the people around him. So, he soon quit this job to travel to Paris with his mother and 
look for a new job.
In 1777 Wolfgana and his mother, Maria Anna, went to Paris, France. While here 
Wolfgang composed many works including The Paris Symphony (1778). But, he could 
not find a permanent job there. His mother died in Paris this year and this upset 
Wolfgang very much.
He returned to Salzburg in 1779 and was made the court organist. He wrote many 
church works then, including the famous Coronation Mass. He was supposed to write a 
new opera for Munich, Idomeneo. 
In 1781 he was called to Vienna by von Colloredo. His career in Vienna started 
out wonderfully. He was soon assigned to write The Abduction from the Seralio (1782).
The emporer loved his music, and later got him the job of court composer. Mozart was 
now very popular in Vienna. That year he married Constenze Weber, from Germany. His 
father was not happy with this decision.
In 1783 the newly married couple visited Salzburg. During this period many of 
Mozart's pieces that were composed in Vienna were played. (Such as Mass in C Minor 
and his greatest success, The Marriage of Figaro, which was composed for the Vienna 
opera.)
After The Marriage of Figaro Mozarts career began doing very poorly, and he was 
in great debt. The most successful piece after Figaro was Don Giovonni (1787), which 
was composed for Prauge. After this he composed Cosi Fotte (1790) and The Magic Flute 
(1791). He also composed his last three symphonies, E Flat, G Minor, and the Jupiter in 
C. 
In 1791 Mozart was assigned to write a requiem. His health was in bad shape at 
the time, but he still worked hard on the requiem.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died on December 5th, 1791 in Vienna, leaving the 
requiem unfinished. Some people think he dies of poisoning, but the most likely 
reasoning of his death is kidney failure. After his funeral he was buried in a pauper's 
grave at Saint Marx Cemetary.
Mozart was a very large influence on the Classical Music Era, and will never be 
forgotten.