![]() In 1787, he was appointed court chamber composer. Mozart’s compositions are hallmarked by their melodic, rhythmic, and dynamic contrasts.įollowing his break with the archbishop of Salzburg, Mozart moved to Vienna in 1781, where a year later he married singer Constanze Weber. He knew how to blend traditional and contemporary elements to create his own distinctive style, which is characterized by thematic and tonal variety, melded with a high degree of formal discipline. Mozart’s work, however, extended to all styles and types of music. He created twenty-four operas including such famous works as "The Magic Flute", "Don Giovanni", and "The Marriage of Figaro", 17 masses and over 50 symphonies. He was the son of Leopold Mozart, violin instructor, court composer and deputy music director at the court of the prince-archbishop of Salzburg, and Anna Maria, née Pertl. ![]() He made his first attempts at composition at the tender age of six. ![]() Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on the 27 January 1756 in Salzburg and was already considered a genius as a child. ![]()
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