Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a human[1]. He was born in Salzburg[2]. He was born on January 27, 1756[3]. He died in Vienna[4]. He died on December 5, 1791[5]. He worked as a composer[6], music educator[7], pianist[8], musician[9], and organist[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's professions included musician[9].
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart worked as an organist[10].
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's professions included violinist[24].
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's field of work was opera[25].
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's field of work was symphony[26].
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's field of work was concerto[27].
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Origins and Family
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's place of birth was Salzburg[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 27, 1756[3]. His father was Leopold Mozart[15]. His mother was Anna Maria Mozart[16]. German was his native language[23].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include composer[6], music educator[7], pianist[8], musician[9], organist[10], and violinist[24]. Fields of work include opera[25], a music genre[28], founded in 1600[29]; symphony[26], a type of musical work/composition[30], founded in 1600[31]; concerto[27], a musical form[32]; chamber music[33], a type of musical work/composition[34]; string quintet[35], a type of musical work/composition[36]; and string quartet[37], a type of musical work/composition[38]. Employers include Count Hieronymus von Colloredo[39], a Catholic priest[40], 1732–1812[41], of Archduchy of Austria[42] and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor[43].
Recognition
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart received the Order of the Golden Spur[44].
Personal Life
Among Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's spouses was Constanze Mozart[17]. Children include Karl Mozart[18], a pianist[45], 1784–1858[46], of Austrian Empire[47] and Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart[19], a composer[48], 1791–1844[49], of Austrian Empire[50]. His religion is recorded as Catholicism[51].
Death and Burial
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died on December 5, 1791[5]. Recorded place of death include Vienna[4], a federal capital[52], in Austria[53], founded in -0100[54] and Rauhensteingasse[12], a street[55], in Austria[56]. Burial took place at St. Marx Cemetery[14].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart include Mozart's birthplace[57], Salzburg Airport[58], Mozarteum University Salzburg[59], Amadeus Quartet[60], Vienna Mozart Orchestra[61], Eleutherodactylus amadeus[62], Mozart[63], and Mozart Ice Piedmont[64].
Why It Matters
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
He has been cited as an influence by Zbigniew Wodecki[66], a composer[67], 1950–2017[68], of Poland[69], awarded the Zasłużony Działacz Kultury[70], specialised in music[71]; Johannes Brahms[72], a composer[73], 1833–1897[74], of Hamburg[75], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[76], specialised in classical music[77]; Han Terra[78], a dancer[79], b. 1982[80], of South Korea[81]; William Styron[82], a writer[83], 1925–2006[84], of United States[85], awarded the Rome Prize[86]; Ludwig van Beethoven[87], a composer[88], 1770–1827[89], of Electorate of Cologne[90], awarded the Bröckemännche Award[91], specialised in classical music[92]; and Rachel Portman[93], a composer[94], b. 1960[95], of United Kingdom[96], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[97], specialised in musician[98].
Works attributed to him include Zaide[99]. Entities named for him include Mozart's birthplace[57], Salzburg Airport[58], Mozarteum University Salzburg[59], Amadeus Quartet[60], Vienna Mozart Orchestra[61], and Eleutherodactylus amadeus[62].
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