Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)
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He died at 35 with over 800 works behind him—symphonies, concertos, operas that still fill concert halls worldwide. Mozart's music became the yardstick by which later composers measured genius, and the Requiem he left unfinished remains one of the most haunting pieces ever written.
Born in Salzburg in 1756, Mozart was performing for European royalty by age five, trained by his father Leopold on a circuit of courts and capitals. At 17 he took a post at the Salzburg court, grew restless, and spent two fruitless years chasing better employment across Paris, Mannheim, and Munich before circling back. A visit to Vienna in 1781 ended in a bitter dismissal from his Salzburg employers—so he stayed, freelancing for the rest of his life with fame but no security. The early Vienna years brought Die Entführung aus dem Serail, the Great Mass in C minor, the "Haydn" Quartets, and a ru…
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Stay with me to-night; you must see me die. I have long had the taste of death on my tongue, I smell death, and who will stand by my Constanze, if you do not stay?
It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given so much care to the study of composition as I.
The golden mean, the truth, is no longer recognized or valued.
My fatherland has always the first claim on me.
As I love Mannheim, Mannheim loves me.
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