Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in full Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, (born January 27, 1756, Salzburg, archbishopric of Salzburg [Austria]—died December 5, 1791, Vienna), Austrian composer, widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the ...
- Where did Mozart live most of his life?
- Where did Mozart do his work?
- Where did Haydn and Mozart work?
- Where did Mozart live and travel?
Where did Mozart live most of his life?
He left Salzburg and after travelling to Paris and Germany, he moved permanently to Vienna, Austria where he lived for the remainder of his life. Initially, Mozart worked for Archbishop Colloredo, but again Mozart felt constrained by the unreasonable demands and limitations placed on him by the Archbishop.
Where did Mozart do his work?
Mozart decided to settle in Vienna as a freelance performer and composer and for a time lived with friends at the home of Fridolin Weber. Mozart quickly found work in Vienna, taking on pupils, writing music for publication, and playing in several concerts.
Where did Haydn and Mozart work?
Through the 1780s in Vienna, the two composers played together in impromptu quartets, with Haydn on violin and Mozart playing viola. Haydn helped his younger colleague by lending Mozart his own, heavily annotated copy of a textbook on Baroque counterpoint.
Where did Mozart live and travel?
His most important journeys include the "extensive Western Europe trip" (1763 - 1766), his three trips to Italy and his trip to Paris , stopping in Munich , Augsburg and Mannheim , where he met the Weber family of musicians. The Mozart family travelled to Vienna three times.