Lettura e Comprensione della Lingua Inglese-Livello Intermedio - Libro 3 (Italian Edition) by Stephen Harrison

Author:Stephen Harrison [Harrison, Stephen]
Language: ita
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-12-11T23:00:00+00:00

Mozart

Johann Nepomuk della Croce

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg on the 27th January, 1756, under the full name of Johannes Chrysostom Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Some say he is perhaps the most brilliant pianist and composer of all time (or he is at least in the top five).

Mozart was the youngest of seven children, however five of his siblings died in childhood from various illnesses. This left Mozart and his older sister, Maria Anna, who was nicknamed ‘Nannerl’. Mozart’s father was called Leopold and he was a musician, who played the piano and violin. He also composed and was an experienced music teacher.

Leopold began to teach Nannerl to play the piano when she was seven years old. Mozart, who was three at the time, would watch these lessons. Mozart began to take part in these lessons when he was four. By the time he was five, he was playing the piano flawlessly and was beginning to compose his own music.

During their childhoods, Mozart and Nannerl travelled all over Europe with their family. They used to visit royal courts and perform there. They travelled to Germany, France, England and Holland. However, the family was not rich and they often travelled in very poor conditions. They were often very ill on these journeys and Leopold almost died in 1764, when visiting London.

As an adult, Mozart was employed by the Royal Court of Salzburg as a court musician. He began this job in 1773 but he did not enjoy it (one reason was his low salary). He resigned in 1777 and set off to find work in Europe. He visited the cities of Augsburg, Mannheim, Paris and Munich in search of work. Mozart’s mother was travelling with him and in 1778, whilst in Paris, she died of a serious illness.

After his mother’s death, Mozart returned to Saltsburg and started a better paid job. However, he was still unhappy with the city and he left for Vienna to start afresh. It was in Vienna that Mozart met his wife, Constanze Weber. Mozart had wanted to marry Constanze’s sister Aloysia but she rejected him.

Mozart spent the rest of his life in Vienna (apart from some trips to play in other parts of Europe), where Constnaze gave birth to six children. Sadly, only two of these children survived into adulthood. Whilst living in Vienna, Mozart performed many public concerts, which were very popular. However, he had very bad financial problems and had many debts.

The last year of Mozart’s life was very productive. It was during this time that he composed some of his most well-known work, such as the opera ‘The Magic Flute’. In 1791, Mozart fell ill whilst in Prague for the premiere of his opera ‘La Clemenza di Tito’. He carried on working for several months, until he died at home in Vienna on the 5th of December, 1791. He was only thirty-five. We do not know what exactly he died from, although historians think it might have been rheumatic fever.

In his lifetime, Mozart composed a wide variety of music for different occasions.

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