All the while, Leopold continued to promote his son to the Royal Court - which became a successful effort which allowed for a minor stability of income (which was supplemented by private lessons). but, by 1778, Mozart was exceptionally tired of Salzburg and yearned for larger cities and more opportunities.
Mozart demonstrated a fickle music taste - writing in highly prolific bursts the same types of music until he became tired of them and then would move on to newer forms and to breaking the "rules" of compositions win interesting and challenging ways. Despite his successes, Mozart was never truly independent in anything other than his music. He was interested in a variety of positions in France and Germany but his father dissuaded him because none of the positions offered were high enough to properly reflect the talents of his son.
Wolfgang gave up Salzburg in 1781 where he promptly moved to Munich for a staging of his opera, Idomeneo. While the opera was a success, apparent jealousy in local composers and from within the court talked his skills down and got in the way of finding a more permanent job. He got into direct conflicts with the Archbishop of Munich over refusals of the Archbishop to allow Mozart to play in a variety of venues (Ratner, 191). The verbal conflict escalated until Mozart was dismissed.
In 1786, Mozart left Munich in disgust and landed in Vienna. This was during a period of war and musicians were struggling throughout the capital. Mozart began to need to borrow from friends and family and by mid-1788 had hit a level of deep personal despair. It was during this year that Mozart wrote the final three of his symphonies. In 1791, Mozart became exceptionally ill and was simultaneously...
Mozart: Composer for the Ages Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg. His full name as recorded on his Baptismal certificate is (in Latin) Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilis Amadeus Mozart. Though seven children were born in the family only Wolfgang and his elder sister survived infancy. Both were instructed in the ways of music by their father. Wolfgang showed early signs of being a prodigy. His father Leopold was a
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