History of Wolfgang Amadaeus

Mozart
Tyler Anzalone
 The goal!
To relate and get an understanding of a musician

State Standard
2.1. Conduct analyses in music.
K-3.Mu.2.1.1.
 The beginning
Baptized as Johannes
Chrysostomus Wolfgangus
Theophilus Mozart.
Born January 27, 1756, Salzburg,
archbishopric of Salzburg
[Austria]—died December 5, 1791.
Vienna
Mozart and his sister Maria
Anna(“Nannerl”) were the only two
of their seven children to survive.
 Accomplishments
➔Mozart began composing at the age of 5.
➔Mozart eventually became a freemason in
1784.
➔He died at 35 having completed over 600
pieces of music, or about 17 pieces per year.
➔His last piece, Symphony 41, was his longest,
at about 45 minutes.
 Style
Mozart was not really a revolutionary composer.
He mostly stuck with traditional forms - the
sonata, the minuet, the rondo, and others -
without playing with them too much.
After learning about Bach he produced the
Adagio and Fugue in C Minor.
 Personality
Mozart fell in love with a German soprano, Aloysia
Weber in 1777 (when Mozart was 21).
He left Germany for a short time and when he came
back, Aloysia spurned him.
"When he entered, she appeared no longer to know
him, for whom she previously had wept.
Accordingly, he sat down at the piano and sang in a
loud voice, "Leck mir das Mensch im Arsch, das
mich nicht will" (The one who doesn't want me can
lick my ass)."
 Recap

Wolfgang was a talented individual since a young

age
He wasn’t a typical composer and didn’t follow
traditional composition and creative styles.
He wasn’t afraid to express himself, and it showed
through his music.
 Review
Ready?
Get of a pen and paper and write 3 interesting facts about
Wolfgang

True or False
Mozart lived to be in his late 50’s
Mozart composed an average of 17 pieces of music a year
Mozart composed his first piece at age 5
 On your own (Optional)
You can go to any of these websites to search and find more interesting
facts about Wolfgang Amadaeus Mozart

https://blog.freelancersunion.org/2014/01/27/10-things-you-didnt-know-
about-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart

https://www.quora.com/What-are-Mozarts-greatest-contributions-to-the-
music-world