![]() Whilst his fellow composers Beethoven and Wagner felt the frivolity of the theme was beneath Mozart it is now firmly established as one of the Opera audiences most favourite Operas. It is believed that during this time his output declined and he was affected by depression, which makes the composition of the comic Opera “Cosi Van Tutte” in 1790 all the more unusual. Mozart’s’ concerts had shrunk in number and his finances were significantly strained and he entered a period of debt to his friend and fellow mason Puchberg. ![]() The Austro-Turkish wars were taking their toll and the nobility as a result were less able to support music and the arts. However Mozart situation started to become less financially successful which was at odds with their lavish lifestyle. In 1787 Mozart finally received his long sought after post under aristocratic patronage through the Emperor Joseph II as Chamber Composer at 800 florins a year. This led to the premiere of “Don Giovanni” in 1787 in Prague which was again welcomed warmly in Prague. “Marriage of Figaro” was premiered in Vienna in 1786 and then taken to Prague where it was received with great acclaim. His most enduring Operas “Marriage of Figaro”, “Don Giovanni”, “Cosi Van Tutte” were from his later life and were developed in collaboration with the Librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. In 1784 he became a Freemason and during the remainder of his life composed various Masonic music, and at times had to rely on this Masonic friends for financial stability. ![]() Haydn had a huge respect for Wolfgang’s composing ability telling Leopold “I tell you before God, and as an honest man, your son is the greatest composer known to me by person and repute, he has taste and what is more the greatest skill in composition.” Mozart dedicated 6 quartets to Haydn between 1782 – 1785 which are thought to be a response to Haydn’s Opus 33 set from 1781. Haydn and Mozart became firm friends and played in strong quartet concerts together. Leopold was hoping these 3 operas would result in his son receiving a professional engagement in Milan but despite initial interest nothing was forthcoming. Despite starting 3 hours late and lasting 6 hours it was considered a success lasting for 26 performances. His third Italian journey was 6 months long and included his new Opera “Lucio Silla” premiering in 1772. His second visit to Italy lasted just 5 months in 1771 and included the premiere of the Opera “Ascanio in Alba”. This was well received in 1770 before they returned to Salzburg, and led to further Opera commissions. His father’s objective was to showpiece both Mozart’s performing and composing ability, and in Milan he received his first commission to write an Opera for the Carnival called “Mithradates, King of Pontus”. When he was 8 he wrote his first symphony, though it is believed his father actually transcribed it.īy 1769 at the age of 13 Mozart and his father took a 15 month tour to Italy stopping to perform anywhere where a concert could be given. Mozart’s concerts were received extremely well and his composing developed as he met composers such as Bach along his journey. Munich, Augsburg, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Mainz, Frankfurt, Brussels, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Lyon, and Switzerland were all visited over a 3 year period. In his short life, Mozart was able to produce a tremendous amount of music that moves people to this day.The success of this trip encouraged his father to seek a leave of absence from his job as deputy Kappelmeister in Salzburg in 1763 so he could take Mozart on a world tour of the main musical centres of Europe for Mozart to perform in. Some people think he was poisoned by another composer who was jealous of his talent, others think that all of the traveling when he was young made him unhealthy as an adult. There are a lot of stories about Mozart's death. ![]() The two sons who lived to be adults never married or had children.Īlthough many people recognized the greatness of Mozart's music while he was alive, he was never totally successful. Mozart and Constanze were happy, but poor. The Mozarts had six children. Mozart’s father, who was very involved in Mozart's life, did not approve of the marriage. Mozart was not very good at getting commissions and he was really bad at managing money. Commissions were the only real way a composer could make money in the Classical Period. Mozart taught piano lessons and tried to get people in Vienna to commission music from him - that means to pay him to write music for them. In 1781 Mozart traveled to Vienna, where he would live for the rest of his life. ![]()
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