Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Life and Musical Career

Question 1

How is Mozart’s life divided?

Answer 1

in 4 periods

Question 2

What are Mozart’s life periods?

Answer 2

<b>Salzburg,
Vienna,
Final Year</b>

Question 3

When was Mozart’s <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 3

1761 - 1781

Question 4

where was Mozart appointed concertmaster (unpaid) on 1769 during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 4

court where <b>Leopold</b> was employed

Question 5

Who was the new archbishop that granted Mozart a salary on 1771 during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 5

<b>Hieronymus von Colloredo</b>

Question 6

Why was Mozart reinstated vy the court during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 6

his relationship with <b>Hieronymus von Colloredo</b> became antagonistic

Question 7

Where did Mozart extensively visit during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 7

Italy

Question 8

What awards did Mozart receive while in Italy during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 8

two diplomas from <b>Açademia Filarmonica (Bologna and Verona)</b>

Question 9

Which other places did Mozart tour during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 9

Munich,
Augsberg,
Mannheim,
Paris

Question 10

Where did Mozart’s mother die on 1778 during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 10

with him on tour in Paris

Question 11

Why did Mozart’s passion for opera fuel on 1779 during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 11

success of <i>Idomeneo</i> in Munich

Question 12

Why did Mozart request a dismissal from the Archbishop during his <b>Salzburg Period</b>?

Answer 12

dissatisfied in Salzburg

Question 13

When was Mozart’s <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 13

1781 - 1791

Question 14

Why did Mozart move to Vienna during his <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 14

he hoped for an official position at the <b>imperial court of Joseph II</b>

Question 15

How was Mozart’s financial situation in his <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 15

prosperous, but lived beyond his means

Question 16

Which composer was Mozart good friends with during his <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 16

Haydn, dedicated string quartets

Question 17

What did <b>early court commission</b> result in of Mozart during his <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 17

<i>The Abduction from the Seraglio</i> a <i>Singspiel</i> (German comic opera)

Question 18

Who did Mozart marry in 1782 during his <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 18

<b>Constanze Weber</b>, an opera singer

Question 19

What society did Mozart join during his <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 19

the <b>Order of Freemasons</b>,

Leopold and Haydn were also members

Question 20

Which was Mozart’s successful premiere on 1786 during his <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 20

<i>The Marriage of Figaro</i>

Question 21

Who is the librettist for <i>The Marriage of Figaro</i>?

Answer 21

<b>Lorenzo da Ponte</b>

Question 22

Who was Mozart named <b>Imperial Court Chamber Music Composer</b>? to during his <b>Vienna Period</b>?

Answer 22

<b>Emperor Joseph II</b>

Question 23

Who did Mozart listen to on 1787 during his <b>Vienna Period</b>

Answer 23

young Beethoven, very impressed

Question 24

When was Mozart’s <b>Final Year Period</b>?

Answer 24

1791

Question 25

Which work did Mozart begin to work on during his <b>Final Year Period</b>?

Answer 25

Requiem, commissioned by <b>Count Franz von Walsegg</b>

Question 26

Which opera did Mozart work on in his <b>Final Year Period</b>?

Answer 26

<i>The Magic Flute</i>,
with librettist <b>Emanuel Schikaneder</b>,
has masonic ritual references

Question 27

What piece was Mozart commissioned to write as a coronation during his <b>Final Year Period</b>?

Answer 27

<i>The Clemency of Titus</i> for coronation of <b>Leopold II</b> as king of Bohemia

Question 28

When did Mozart die?

Answer 28

1791 (Dec 6),
inexpensive funeral,
buried in unmarked grave

Question 29

Who finished Mozart’s requiem?

Answer 29

<b>Franz Xavier Süssmayr</b>