Wolfgang Mozart Research Paper

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Out of seven children in the family, Mozart and his sister Nannerl survived early childhood. Both children had remarkable musical talents and were inspired by their father’s musical performance. Leopold Mozart, who was a father of Wolfgang, was a composer and a violinist in the orchestra of the Archbishop of Salzburg. He influenced Mozart to become a musician and taught him many lessons. He noticed Wolfgangs’ talents at an early age and focused on developing of his strengths. At the age of three, Mozart was playing the clavichord and at the age of five he began writing short compositions.
Mozart was raised in a Catholic family and he was baptized in 1756, the next day

In June 1763, Wolfgang began the longest of his concert tours: visiting London, Paris, Ludwigsburg, Augsburg, and Schwetzingen. Wolfgang gave a concert in Frankfurt, and by this time he had mastered the violin and played it freely despite his never having had a violin lesson. Mozart amazed his audiences with his bright talents. He played for various royal families and during the tour his music was published for the first time and he started writing symphonies. During long journeys Leopold Mozart consistently reminds his son to perform religious duties. Leopold believed that Catholic faith would help Wolfgang find his life path and reach his childhood ambitions. In 1769 Mozart made three visits to Italy, where he Mozart composed two spectacular operas: Mitridate and Lucio Silla. In 1772 Mozart whore a serenata for his performance in Milan. The next year Wolfgang returned to Austria and for the next few years dedicated himself to

In Idomeneo Mozart demonstrated serious emotions and intense orchestral writing. When Mozart returned to Salzburg he quit his job at the court to start teaching, publishing music, and playing in public. In 1782 Mozart started to build his reputation by publishing and playing piano. He performed "Die Entführung aus dem Serail," which is a successful German opera that went to many repertories of provincial companies. In the same year Mozart married Constanze Weber. In 1784, Mozart joined freemasons. Mozart had a contradiction between freemasonry and Catholicism. Catholics could be freely Masons but they should be enlightened Catholics. They should know that when the make a decision they risk incurring the distrust and contempt of the church. Between 1782 and 1786 Mozart wrote 15 compositions of piano concertos and reached his peak. These works characterize the mastery of a great composer, his talent, and passion for symphony orchestras. He wrote six expressive and complex string quartets, which he dedicated to the master