Mozart's Relationship With His Father

Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was the child of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart, born on the 27th of January, 1756 and the brother of Maria Anna, one of the five siblings who have survived in his mother’s womb. Mozart is an Austrian composer who was familiar with various instruments since the age of four, played tremendously well at five by the teaching of his father, making his first public debut at eight. In fact, his father was the only person that helped guide him to where he wanted to be, musically, in his childhood. As a young boy, Mozart’s curiosity about the music world was already blossoming at a young age. Above all, he was more familiar with stringed instruments, such as the violin, or the cello. With access to the instruments, Mozart’s father was fascinated by the skill he has developed.

This was the case for Mozart and his father. Mozart’s father, Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, generally known as Leopold Mozart, had a very heartfelt, yet confusing relationship with his son - often characterized as two different worlds that are colliding with one another, along with a few misunderstandings. The heartfeltness comes from the help and contributions made by Leopold towards his son’s success; he has always been helping Mozart ever since he was a child. Leopold was the reason why Mozart began to play instruments and compose pieces at an unusual age. Though. As Mozart was growing up, Leopold still holds on to his son, which interfered against their relationship with one another. “Mozart's relationship with his father was one of love and mutual respect, but not subservience. He broke away from Leopold's control when he moved to Vienna” [1]. Further research states that the reason why Mozart caused so many “revolutions” against his father was because Mozart wanted to become dependent and stop relying so much on his father after he had become the business director of Mozart