MUS 1751 : EXAM 3 Mus1751
Document Summary
Wolfgang amadeus mozart (1756-1791) was born in salzberg, austria. Leopold was a musician, played violin in the orchestra of the archbishop of salzberg and wrote the best selling introduction to playing the violin. By the age of 6 mozart could play the piano, violin, and organ as well as compose. Leopold took his children on a three year tour of europe and the young mozart played in courts all over europe. In 1768 mozart"s first opera bastien und bastienne was produced in vienna. This exposed the emerging composer to a wealth of musical styles and ideas. In the 1770"s mozart resided in salzberg where he served in the court of the. By the age of 25 mozart was tired of the archbishop and being treated like a servant. He moved to vienna and tried to make a living as a freelance musician. There were many patrons and he was a comfortable distance from his father.
