Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791), a composer and pianist in the classical period.

Mozart was a prolific composer who composed more than 600 works in his lifetime, covering almost all genres. In his short life, he matured and developed the music style of the classical period. His works It is also widely regarded as a model of classical music and has a great influence on later generations. Mozart was born in Salzburg, Holy Roman Empire, and showed his extraordinary musical talent from an early age. Growing up through years of traveling and touring, he was already working as a court musician in Salzburg at the age of 17, but he continued to look for a better position.

In 1781, Mozart decided to get rid of the control of his father and the archbishop. He resigned and went to Vienna to further his studies. He gained fame and wealth, but poor financial management led to poverty in his later years. During his ten years in Vienna, Mozart composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, operas and vocal works.

Mozart was born in 1756 at No. 9, Grain Alley, Salzburg. At that time, it was the capital of the Archdiocese of Salzburg and belonged to the Holy Roman Empire. His father was the composer Leopold Mozart (1719-1787), and his mother was Anna Maria Pertl (1720-1778).

As the seventh child in the family, he lived before and after the birth of his sister Maria Anna (nicknamed Nannerl) in 1751. , 3 and 2 respectively unfortunately died at a young age. When he was baptized at birth, he was named "Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart".

"Theophilus" comes from Greek, meaning "God's love". This name is equivalent to the German "Gottlieb", the Italian "Amedeo" and the Latin "Amadeus", but no one has ever known it during his lifetime. Call him by this name. Now, the name we know Mozart as "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart" is the name Mozart used on formal occasions.

Leopold was originally from Augsburg (in present-day Germany) and was a well-known composer and experienced teacher. In 1743 he was appointed violinist in his orchestra by Leopold Anton von Firmian, then Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg; four years later he married Anna Maria. In the year Mozart was born, Leopold published "On the Rules of Violin Playing" and it became very popular. In 1763, he became the orchestra's deputy leader.

When Mozart’s 7-year-old sister Nannel began to learn keyboard playing from her father, 3-year-old Mozart had already shown his extraordinary musical talent. He not only had absolute pitch but also had an extraordinary memory. When he was 5 years old, he even asked his father to teach him the harpsichord. Later, he also started to explore the violin, organ and music composition. At this point, his abilities soared. He learned to read, write or calculate, and even learned to sight-read music scores and skillfully play beats. After the temperament, in 1762, the 6-year-old Mozart had composed four minuets (KV.1, 2, 4, 5) and an Allegro (KV.3).

When Mozart was young, his father was his only teacher. In addition to music, he also taught him other languages ??and subjects. Leopold was very devoted to his children's education, and Mozart often advanced beyond what his father had taught him. Mozart's first compositions and violin playing skills at a young age showed his own precocity and originality. This not only shocked Leopold, but also caused him to gradually give up composing and instead actively cultivate Mozart.

Extended information:

1. Different stages

1. Early period

In Mozart’s early creative period, his works were influenced by the Baroque period The musical style has a profound influence, especially in architecture, literature, and historical backgrounds.

2. Middle period

In the middle period of Mozart's creation, his works showed a more relaxed, pleasant and simple and noble characteristics. His works reveal an emotion of "freedom", "longing" and "longing". During his traveling performances in Vienna, Mozart received the most advanced artistic influence at that time, and also learned more advanced opera and song writing techniques and harmonic counterpoint. This laid a solid foundation for his future status in the field of opera and the unique harmonious way he formed in the accompaniment of art songs.

3. Later period

The last ten years of Mozart's creation - the Vienna period, was his most important creative period. The most important person who influenced Mozart during this period was Haydn. During this period, Mozart's opera works were more complex, the plots were more vivid, and the combination of music and stage was more consistent; in art songs, piano accompaniment played a decisive role and participated in the "portrayal" of the artistic image in the songs.

2. Personal Works

Mozart left more than 600 works to the world. Since there is no indication of the time of creation, the order is confusing. The main works are 63 symphonies, 16 diversions, 13 serenades, 15 marches, 105 minuets, 172 dances, 27 piano concertos, 5 violin concertos, 23 string quartets, 4 Wind and string ensembles,

9 piano ensembles, 43 violin sonatas, 23 piano sonatas, 15 operas, 4 oratorios, 4 cantatas, 50 religious choral works , 18 duet songs, 55 solo and orchestral songs, 32 songs.

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