born - january 27, 1756 in salzburg, austria died - december 5, 1791 at the age of 35
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Born - January 27, 1756in Salzburg, Austria
Died - December 5, 1791at the age of 35
Birthplace - Salzburg, Austria
Mozart was one of seven children however, only one other sibling survived, his older sister, Maryanne. Her nickname
was Nannerel.
Both exhibited unusual musical
abilities at an early age and,
with guidance and instruction from
their father, Leopold,
performed regularly in front
of royalty.
Another important force in Mozart’s
life was his mother Anna
Maria.
Family portrait
Mozart was known as a child prodigy
A prodigy is a person with exceptional
talents far beyond what is normal for
someone of that age.
Note: He learned to speak 15 different
languages throughout his lifetime
At three years old he began playing the
piano.At age five he wrote
his first piece of music.
By age six he had taught himself how to play the violin without ever having received
a lesson..
By age eight, he wrote his first
symphony.
And by age twelve he wrote his first opera.
In his lifetime, he wrote 626 pieces of
music.
An easy way to remembersome of the numbers
When did he start playing the piano? 3When did he write his 1st piece of music? 5When did he write his 1st symphony? 8How old was he when he died? 35
FREAKY !!
He was able to write this
incredible amount of music because
he was born with 2 special gifts.
Perfect Pitch&
Photographic Memory
Perfect Pitch
The ability to name the letter of a pitch simply by hearing it, or the ability to
produce any pitch referred to by name.
Photographic Memory
The ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with great accuracy
and in seemingly unlimited volume.
As Wolfgang was growing up, his father took him and his sister
Maryanne on tours of Europe.
Eventually, they went to Italy, the center of musical
activity in the 1700’s
As Mozart reached his 20’s, he grew
apart from his father.
At the age of 26, he married
Constanze Weber.They had 6
children, but only two sons survived past childhood.
In 1783 in the city of Linz (Austria's third
largest city), Count Thun, announced a concert of
Mozart's music. However, the situation was awkward because Mozart had no music prepared to play, and the concert was only
four days away.
Mozart wrote to his father: "As I have not a single symphony with me, I am writing a new
one at breakneck speed.“
Against all odds, the work was finished in
time.It is now known as:
SYMPHONY NO. 36 IN C, "LINZ" K.425
Wolfgang’s music
showed an amazing
amount of sophisticatio
n.
Many of his works show
no corrections
of any kind.
About His Music
By the time Mozart was in his 30’s, he
worked all the time. As much as 15 hours a
day writing music.Eventually, his hands became so deformed from writing that he couldn’t even cut his
own food
The final years
What was the cause of his death?
On November 20, 1791, Mozart unexpectedly took ill - developing a high fever, headache, sweats, and severe
swelling and pain in his hands and legs.
Mozart’s Death
On December 5, just fifteen days after the
onset of the illness, the great musician suffered a convulsion, lapsed into
a coma and died.
Mozart's death is believed to have been caused by rheumatic
fever and kidney failure.
Mozart’s Death
An American researcher found evidence that
trichinosis -- an illness he would have
contracted from eating undercooked pork--was the most likely cause of
Mozart's demise.
Mozart’s Death
Mozart died on December 5, 1791 at
the age of 35.Because Mozart died
with very little money, he was given a commoners (or
paupers) funeral.It was years later that his grave was marked
with a tombstone.
Mozart’s Death
Interesting FactWe do not know where Mozart is buried. We
know he was buried in St. Marx cemetery in
Vienna, Austria, but we do not know exactly
where. For this reason, there are 2 grave sites.
This one,
Mozart’s Death
and this is the other
Mozart’s Death
THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT MUSIC. WE STILL LOVE TO LISTEN
TO IT TODAY!!