![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Adding to the mystique is the fact that Mozart was composing a Requiem funeral mass at the time of his death, with some legends claiming that he passed away while attempting to scribble down the 9th measure of the Lacrimosa (0:53 in this recording). For what it's worth, the movie did get a few things completely right: by all accounts, Mozart's laugh was supposed to be just as annoying as it was on screen, and (again) he was just as much of a boorish man-child as portrayed in the film. The story of the rivalry was made up wholesale by Alexander Pushkin in his 1830 play Mozart i Salyeri-written just 5 years after the death of Salieri. He also collaborated with Mozart on some of his compositions and was a mentor to Mozart's second son. note According to some accounts, Salieri was one of the few mourners present at Mozart's burial. In particular, many object to the depiction of his "rivalry" with Antonio Salieri, which in reality was more of a guarded but respectful co-existence Mozart privately resented the fact that, because in those days it was cool for musicians to be Italian, Salieri, being Italian, got more respect from the court than he himself did, but the two men seem to have been on reasonably friendly terms, and there's no evidence to support the idea that Salieri was violently jealous of Mozart's talent. It is worth noting, however, that due to a mix of Artistic License, Rule of Drama, and Unreliable Narrator, Amadeus is very much not an accurate portrayal of the composer's life. Mozart's last days were fictionalised in the Peter Shaffer play and 1984 film Amadeus. Moreover, as a non-negligible fraction of Mozart's work was lost before it could be published, the exact number will likely forever be a mystery. Since then, new works have been found while some works in Köchel's catalogue have been re-attributed to other composers. note The first "definitive" catalogue of Mozart's work, compiled by Ludwig von Köchel, put the exact number at 626. During those years he composed well over six hundred separate pieces. Supposedly, he was also still playing with toy soldiers well into his thirties (mind you, this was long before tabletop War Gaming was a thing) note although it was commonly used by actual battle tacticians and he died at 35 from an illness. You may be surprised to learn that he was actually very fond of Toilet Humor, and even wrote a canon titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates as "Lick me in the arse" (or, perhaps more idiomatically, "kiss my arse"). Finally, he is famed for his operas, including The Magic Flute, which is frequently referred to in other texts, including an inevitable parody on The Simpsons. until Mozart heard it once, carried it out in his head, and transcribed it almost perfectly from memory. In the public mind, his Eine Kleine Nachtmusik IS classical music, at least as measured in "number of people who have it as their ringtone." Allegedly, Mozart was once able to smuggle state secrets out of the Vatican, in the form of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere (Psalm 51) which, at the time, was not performed anywhere except the Sistine Chapel by order of the Pope. Mozart's works are known for their perfection of form and clarity, although they could also be quite fiery and emotional at times. Basically, everything that Michael Jackson did, Mozart did first, up to and including the Manchild bit. He died at the young age of 35, survived by his wife Constanze and two children. In his adulthood he spent his time living and composing in various European cities, always seeking patronage but not always finding it, and generally spending more money than he actually had (which is saying something, because he actually made a fair amount). On October 13, 1762, he met Marie Antoinette while performing for her family, and there was a long-standing rumor that after he tripped and she helped him up, he fell in love with her and begged her to marry him, although they were only children. Mozart's talent became evident at an early age, and his father, the composer and teacher Leopold Mozart, took his son on the road as a touring musician by the age of six. note 'Amadeus' is Latin and 'Theophilus' is Greek for Gottlieb, 'beloved of God'. Birth Name: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Along with Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, and Richard Wagner, he is one of the best-known and most influential composers of classical music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was an Austrian composer of Classical Music, whose works are considered to represent the pinnacle of the era. ![]()
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