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Haydn was already a fairly well-known composer in Mozart's childhood. His six string quartets Opus 20 (1772), called the "Sun" Quartets from the drawing of the sun on the cover of the first edition, were widely circulated and are conjectured (for instance, by Charles Rosen) [1] to have been the inspiration for the six early string quartets K. 168–173 the 17-year-old Mozart wrote during a ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [a] [b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period.Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time.
Mozart's decision was probably designed to increase sales. Less than a year earlier, Ignaz Pleyel had also dedicated his Opus 2 Quartets to Haydn, and they sold widely. Mozart had urged his father to seek out Pleyel's Opus 1 Quartets, most likely because they followed Leopold's advice of composing simple, marketable music. [10]: 201–3
It was created in 1819 (28 years after Mozart's death) by Austrian painter Barbara Krafft, [88] commissioned by Joseph Sonnleithner for a portrait collection of well-known composers in the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna. [89]
Mozart's wardrobe appears to have been purchased according to the latest fashion; according to H. C. Robbins Landon, musicologist and specialist in Mozart's life and works, he probably had to acquire elegant clothes for the coronation festivities in Frankfurt, [44] [note 11] for attendance at public concerts and private receptions. [37]
Leck mich im Arsch" (German for "Lick me in the arse") is a canon in B-flat major composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 231 (K. 382c), with lyrics in German. It was one of a set of at least six canons probably written in Vienna in 1782. [1] Sung by six voices as a three-part round, it is thought to be a party piece for his friends. [2]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Leutgeb was most likely Mozart's favorite horn player, as a number of the composer's works were written for him. These include the Horn Concertos K. 417, K. 495 and K. 412/386b (514) and "probably" [4] the Horn Quintet K. 407/386c. These date from Mozart's years in Vienna after his move there in 1781.
Niemetschek allegedly met with Mozart and claimed to have been acquainted with Mozart's friends in Prague. After Mozart's death, his widow Constanze sent Carl, the elder son, to live with him from 1792-97. Through these relationships with the family, Niemetschek gathered the information needed to write a biography of Mozart. His main source was ...