Mozart died on 5 December 1791 at the age of 35. Mozart is a famous Austrian composer and one of the representatives of the Viennese Classical School. Although Mozart died young, he left us with a rich cultural heritage, and his concertos, symphonies, sonatas, serenades, and frolicks became the main forms of later classical music, and he was also an expert in opera, and his achievements are still immortal. His main representative works include the opera "The Marriage of Figaro", "The Magic Flute", the symphony "Hafner's Symphony", "Prague Symphony", "Linz Symphony" and a large number of piano sonatas, violin concertos, serenades, symphonies, etc. The famous British playwright George Bernard Shaw once commented: "I cannot correctly evaluate Mozart. If one vividly thinks of his most beautiful works, one feels like a sad, hysterical fool for anyone else. “
Born into a musical family
Mozart's father worked as a violinist at the court, and under the influence of his father, Mozart showed great interest in music and received systematic musical training. According to records, Mozart was able to compose music from the age of 5, followed his father to perform in many places at the age of 6, and was received by Queen Maria Theresia, so he also has the reputation of "musical prodigy".
The first freelance composer in history
In 1772, at the age of 16, Mozart was appointed salzburg court musician. In 1781, Mozart broke away from his dependence on his employer and resigned from Salzburg to become the first freelance composer in history. In 1782, the opera "Harem Escape" premiered in Vienna. It is worth noting that in this opera we can feel a youthful beauty, which is a monument to Mozart's youth and the first comedy masterpiece among Mozart's many works. In 1784, Mozart completed a six-string quartet dedicated to Joseph Haydn. In 1786, the opera The Marriage of Figaro premiered in Vienna. The play is a relatively familiar play for all readers, and it is also one of Mozart's three most outstanding operas In 1787, he was appointed court composer. In 1791, the opera The Magic Flute was premiered.
The cause of death is still a mystery
We know that Mozart died young before the age of 40, and that his later life was difficult and miserable. So what exactly caused the death of this talented musician? The official record is fever and rash, but the idea in the monthly journal Annals of Internal Medicine is that Mozart may have died of kidney failure caused by a streptococcal infection. There are also records that Mozart accepted the "bloodletting method", which also accelerated Mozart's death. In short, the cause of Mozart's death has not yet been conclusive. (The picture in this article comes from the Internet, and the copyright belongs to the original author)
Text/Yuan Licong Review/Ren Hui