Mozart PLEASE?! DIRE EMERGENCY!?

Question

What ages or maybe around what ages did he start touring with his father? What are some GREAT and MEMORABLE pieces he did that still are played a lot today( pleasemake the spelling clear!)? How was his childhood and who did he marry?


Thanks so much. I am NOT allowed to use Wikipedia (people can edit those pages and my teachers doesn't trust them). I went to The Mozart Project thing on google, but I couldn't find anything. Thanks :)

Answer 1

In July 1765, in a London tavern with the inviting name the Swan and Harp, in Cornhill, a district not far from St. Paul’s Cathedral, Leopold Mozart presented his two children, Maria Anna, called Marianne or Nannerl (who was fourteen) and WOLFGANG (who was nine) to the public.



The article did say that "As he approached the age of ten he was less stupefying than he had been four years earlier, when he played in Vienna before Empress Maria Theresa. This was precisely why his father, after exploiting wealthier circuits, decided to peddle him at a discount price in a tavern."



In a flier written by their father the two children were presented as “Prodigies of Nature.” Both children played the harpsichord well, but little Wolfgang was astonishing.



http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/518562.html



Until 1773 Wolfgang was completely under the direction of his father. He did not go to school. Wolfgang was a child prodigy and his father sought to develop that great musical talent.

http://www.edinboro.edu/CWIS/Music/Cordell/comp-Mozart.html



In 1782, Mozart started a new life. He got married to Constance Weber in August 1782.



http://www.elc.byu.edu/classes/buck/w_garden/students/students_bios.html

Answer 2

In 1762, Mozart performed with his sister, Nannerl, for the Empress Maria Theresa when he was 6, but his tours didn't begin until the next year, 1763. His tours included Paris, London, and Munich.



Mozart's childhood was a generally happy one. His family was loving and caring, and his father was very proud of him. (Leopold also taught his children in the basic school subjects and in music.) However, when he was around his preteen years, his mother died. Mozart's teenage years weren't as happy as his childhood years because his father had masterminded his career and he wanted to break away. Mozart also had a difficult patron, the Archbishop of Salzburg.



In 1782, Mozart married Constanze Weber, a singer. His father disapproved of this marriage. Mozart was originally infatuated with Constanze's older sister, Aloysia, but she wasn't interested anymore after a tour, so his attention shifted to Constanze, the third daughter.

Answer 3

Here's the direct link to the Mozart project Biography which is excellent

http://www.mozartproject.org/biography/index.html



Here is their bibliography they used to put together their biography

http://www.mozartproject.org/books/index.html



This is such a great resource

Answer 4

Wikipedia does suck. I agree with your teacher.



http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9108745/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart



This is pretty reliable and if you have access to a library I suggest "New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians."



Good luck.



~Lisa

Answer 5

dude go to wikipedia