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Posted 27 January 2006 - 10:19 PM
Happy Birthday
I was doing a google search and noticed sheet music and a powdered wig on the google logo.
I turned to my daughter (who I have been staying with this week) and said" I wonder if it's Mozart's Birthday today or some other composer"....I googled it and there it was. The musician himself, Amadeus.
I thought it was appropo seeing he was depressed in his later years to do a post about him to honor his birthday today.
So...Here is a little FAQ about this talented musician.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Biography
Born in Salzburg, Austria on Jan. 27, 1756; full name Johannes Chrysostomus
Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart; he was baptized as Johannes
Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Mozart is named after his
grandfather on his mother's side and after the Saint on his date of
birth, Johannes Chrysostomus.
Parents: Leopold Mozart - composer and violinist, concertmaster at the
archiepiscopal court, and in 1763, vice-kapellmeister at Salzburg court;
and Anna Maria Pertl, daughter of Wolfgang Nikolaus Pertl, an official
from Sankt Gilgen
Sibling: Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart
Age 3: started to play the keyboard
Age 5: started composing minuets
1763-1766 toured Europe with his father and sister played for Louis XV at
Versailles and George III in London
1764 wrote his first three symphonies; also met Johann Christian Bach
By his teenage years, he mastered the piano, violin, and harpsichord
1768 completed first opera, La finta semplice (The Simple Pretense)
1769-1773 made three trips to Italy
In Rome, there was a myth that Mozart attended the performance of
Allegri's Misere. He wanted the score but when no one agreed he
wrote down the music from memory.
1770 Mitridate, re di Ponte (Mithridates, King of Pontus) performed in Milan
was Mozart's first major opera
1772 appointed concertmaster in the orchestra of Archbishop of Salzburg.
During this period, he wrote many sacred works.
1777 toured with his mother hoping to find a court position; traveled to
Mannheim where he met and fell in love with Aloysia Weber
1778, July Anna Maria Mozart died
1779 unable to find a court position, Mozart went back to Salzburg; appointed
as court organist to the Archbishop of Salzburg
1781 resigned from his position due to increasing tension and disagreements
between Mozart and the Archbishop. Mozart stayed in Vienna instead
of returning to Salzburg. Mozart's resignation and his move to Vienna
put a strain in his relationship with his father.
1782 married Constanze Weber in Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. After
Mozart's death, Constanze married Danish diplomat Georg Nikolaus
von Nissen. In Vienna, Mozart supported his family by performing in
public and private, teaching , and composing. His first opera written
after his residency in Vienna, Abduction from Seraglio became a
success.
1786 The Marriage of Figaro, the first of three operas Mozart collaborated with
librettist, Lorenza da Ponte, premiered at the Burg Theater.
1787 became composer of Imperial and Royal Chamber with an annual salary of
800fl. His father, Leopold, died on May 28, 1787. Don Giovanni
premiered in Prague at the National Theater.
1790 Mozart's health began to deteriorate and he became depressed.
Cosi fan tutte premiered at Burg Theater. Mozart declined an
opportunity to compose in London.
1791 composed dance music for the Vienna Court; publishers began to pay
fees for the rights to publish his works; appointed assistant to the
Cathedral Kapellmeister at St. Stephens with no pay. Mozart was
already feeling ill and depressed in Prague while finishing La clemenza di Tito
Dec. 5, 1791, a few minutes before 1AM, Mozart died of rheumatic fever.
Biography
Born in Salzburg, Austria on Jan. 27, 1756; full name Johannes Chrysostomus
Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart; he was baptized as Johannes
Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Mozart is named after his
grandfather on his mother's side and after the Saint on his date of
birth, Johannes Chrysostomus.
Parents: Leopold Mozart - composer and violinist, concertmaster at the
archiepiscopal court, and in 1763, vice-kapellmeister at Salzburg court;
and Anna Maria Pertl, daughter of Wolfgang Nikolaus Pertl, an official
from Sankt Gilgen
Sibling: Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart
Age 3: started to play the keyboard
Age 5: started composing minuets
1763-1766 toured Europe with his father and sister played for Louis XV at
Versailles and George III in London
1764 wrote his first three symphonies; also met Johann Christian Bach
By his teenage years, he mastered the piano, violin, and harpsichord
1768 completed first opera, La finta semplice (The Simple Pretense)
1769-1773 made three trips to Italy
In Rome, there was a myth that Mozart attended the performance of
Allegri's Misere. He wanted the score but when no one agreed he
wrote down the music from memory.
1770 Mitridate, re di Ponte (Mithridates, King of Pontus) performed in Milan
was Mozart's first major opera
1772 appointed concertmaster in the orchestra of Archbishop of Salzburg.
During this period, he wrote many sacred works.
1777 toured with his mother hoping to find a court position; traveled to
Mannheim where he met and fell in love with Aloysia Weber
1778, July Anna Maria Mozart died
1779 unable to find a court position, Mozart went back to Salzburg; appointed
as court organist to the Archbishop of Salzburg
1781 resigned from his position due to increasing tension and disagreements
between Mozart and the Archbishop. Mozart stayed in Vienna instead
of returning to Salzburg. Mozart's resignation and his move to Vienna
put a strain in his relationship with his father.
1782 married Constanze Weber in Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral. After
Mozart's death, Constanze married Danish diplomat Georg Nikolaus
von Nissen. In Vienna, Mozart supported his family by performing in
public and private, teaching , and composing. His first opera written
after his residency in Vienna, Abduction from Seraglio became a
success.
1786 The Marriage of Figaro, the first of three operas Mozart collaborated with
librettist, Lorenza da Ponte, premiered at the Burg Theater.
1787 became composer of Imperial and Royal Chamber with an annual salary of
800fl. His father, Leopold, died on May 28, 1787. Don Giovanni
premiered in Prague at the National Theater.
1790 Mozart's health began to deteriorate and he became depressed.
Cosi fan tutte premiered at Burg Theater. Mozart declined an
opportunity to compose in London.
1791 composed dance music for the Vienna Court; publishers began to pay
fees for the rights to publish his works; appointed assistant to the
Cathedral Kapellmeister at St. Stephens with no pay. Mozart was
already feeling ill and depressed in Prague while finishing La clemenza di Tito
Dec. 5, 1791, a few minutes before 1AM, Mozart died of rheumatic fever.
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Many people believe that there is some sort of link between depression and creativity. The notion of the "suffering artist" afflicted with depression may seem to be an over-romanticized dramatization of the issue, but statistics from studies do suggest strongly that such a link may very well exist. In one study by psychologist Kay Jamison of 47 painters, writers and sculptors, it was found that eighteen of them had been treated or hospitalized for depression - a rate of 38 percent, which is more than six times that of the general population (Fieve (1989)). One possible other reason why this figure might be so high is that depressive people may be more inclined to choose careers such as art where their behavior and moods are considered more "acceptable" than in fields such as accounting.
Many famous artists who lived in the past strongly displayed symptoms of depression, with some of the more well known of these cases being Vincent van Gogh, Sylvia Plath and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. There are many other artists that most people do not know
were either hospitalized or attempted suicide. Amongst these are Edgar Allen Poe, Lord Byron, William Blake, John Keats, TS Elliot, Mark Twain, Noel Coward, George Frederic Handel, Charles d**kens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams. Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill are also known to have been depressives. Amongst the more famous confirmed manic depressives who are still living are Peter Gabriel (musician), Spike Milligan, Axl Rose (musician), Ted Turner and Robin Williams. Confirmed unipolars who are still living include Roseanne Arnold (actress, writer, comedienne who also has multiple personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder), Kitty Dukakis and James Taylor (musician) (The alt.support.depression FAQ). Artistic people are often unwilling to get their depression treated for fear that it may destroy their ability to be creative, although whether or not this is so has not been proved; in fact, in many cases, the opposite seems to be true.
Many famous artists who lived in the past strongly displayed symptoms of depression, with some of the more well known of these cases being Vincent van Gogh, Sylvia Plath and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. There are many other artists that most people do not know
were either hospitalized or attempted suicide. Amongst these are Edgar Allen Poe, Lord Byron, William Blake, John Keats, TS Elliot, Mark Twain, Noel Coward, George Frederic Handel, Charles d**kens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams. Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill are also known to have been depressives. Amongst the more famous confirmed manic depressives who are still living are Peter Gabriel (musician), Spike Milligan, Axl Rose (musician), Ted Turner and Robin Williams. Confirmed unipolars who are still living include Roseanne Arnold (actress, writer, comedienne who also has multiple personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder), Kitty Dukakis and James Taylor (musician) (The alt.support.depression FAQ). Artistic people are often unwilling to get their depression treated for fear that it may destroy their ability to be creative, although whether or not this is so has not been proved; in fact, in many cases, the opposite seems to be true.
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