Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was an Austrian Classical period composer who was born in Salzburg on January 27, 1756.
He wrote his first work at age 5 and toured across Europe throughout his childhood with his father Leopold and his sister, Nannerl (Maria Anna Mozart). Later in life, he worked for the Archbishop Colloredo of Salzburg. He left the position in 1781 due to poor treatment and moved to Vienna, where he wrote his most memorable pieces including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Piano Concerto No. 21, and Symphony No. 40. He died with his Requiem Mass incomplete on December 5, 1791 at age 35.
His music appears in both Season 1 and Season 2 of Little Einsteins.
Music Appearances in Episodes[]
The Rondo from Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major[]
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik[]
- The Birthday Balloons
- The Mouse and the Moon
- Sleeping Bassoon (Background music cameo)
- The Secret Mystery Prize (Background music cameo)
Piano Concerto No. 21[]
Symphony No. 40[]
Music Appearances in Books[]
Symphony No. 25[]
Music Appearances in Toys[]
Rondo Alla Turca[]
Sheet Music[]
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, K. 417[]
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)[]
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467[]
Symphony No. 40 in G Major, K. 550[]
Gallery[]
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Leo's Mozart poster in How We Became the Little Einsteins: The True Story
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Leo's Mozart poster in Silly Sock Saves the Circus
Trivia[]
- He is one of the few composers to appear in both seasons of Little Einsteins, the others being Beethoven, Dvořák, Grieg, and Bizet.
- He is the composer with the most musical appearances in episodes, as his music is used in 10 episodes of the series (4 episodes in Season 1, 4 episodes in Season 2, and another 2 in Season 2 as background music cameos).
- He was a child prodigy; having written his first symphony at the age of 8 and joined the orchestra when he was 15 years old.
- He was the youngest child in his family, made up of seven children, five of whom died in infancy.
- He was baptised a day after his birth, at St. Rupert's Cathedral in Salzburg. The baptismal record gives his name in a Latinized form, as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. He generally called himself "Wolfgang Amadè Mozart" as an adult, but his name had many variants.
- According to rumours, he is said to have a rivalry with another composer, the Italian composer Antonio Salieri. This rivalry mostly happened while he apparently worked in Vienna in the 1780s.
- However, the rivalry between Salieri never existed. Instead, Salieri himself was quite successful in reality and had thought Mozart's son, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart.
- He remains a national icon throughout Austria, several locations in Salzburg have been named in honor of him, such as the Mozartplatz, and the main airport of Salzburg.
- An aircraft owned by the now-defunct Lauda Air was also named in honor of Mozart, however, the aircraft was destroyed in an air accident above Thailand.
