Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart

The two sons of Wolfgang Amadeus and Constanze Mozart: Carl Thomas (r) and Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (l) (painting of Hans Hansen, Vienna, 1800)

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (July 26, 1791 – July 29, 1844), also known as F.X. Mozart and as W. A. Mozart Sohn (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jr.), was a composer and pianist and the youngest of the six children born to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was named in honour of his father and his father's student and close friend, Franz Xaver Süssmayr. Image File history File linksMetadata Franz_Xaver_Mozart_(Wolfgang_Jr)_1825. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Franz_Xaver_Mozart_(Wolfgang_Jr)_1825. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Carl_and_Franz_Xaver_Mozart. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Carl_and_Franz_Xaver_Mozart. ... Vienna (German: Wien ; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most significant and enduringly popular composers of European classical music. ... Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766 – September 17, 1803) was an Austrian composer. ...

Although Wolfgang Amadeus, Jr. was born only five months before his father's death, he spent his entire life in the shadow of the father he never knew.

He received excellent music instruction: his teachers included Antonio Salieri and Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (August 18, 1750 – May 7, 1825), born in Legnago, Italy, was a composer and conductor, as well as one of the most important and famous musicians of his time. ... Johann Nepomuk Hummel Johann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel (14 November 1778 – 17 October 1837) was a composer and virtuoso pianist of Austrian origin who was born in today Slovakia. ...

Franz Xaver became a professional musician and enjoyed moderate success both as a teacher and a performer. Unlike his father, he was introverted and given to self-deprecation. He constantly underrated his talent and feared that whatever he produced would be compared with what his father had done. A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...

In the 1820s, Franz Xaver Mozart was one of 50 composers to write a Variation on a theme of Antonio Diabelli. He spent much of his life in Lvov, Poland. He lived his final years in Vienna, where he taught the pianist Ernst Pauer from 1841. He never married or had children. Events and Trends Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). ... In music, variation is a formal technique where material is altered during repetition; reiteration with changes. ... Anton (or Antonio) Diabelli (September 6, 1781 - April 7, Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. ... Vienna (German: Wien ; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

The shadow of his father loomed large over him even in death. The following epitaph was etched on his tombstone: See Epitaph Records for the record label An epitaph (literally: on the gravestone in ancient Greek) is text honoring the deceased, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. ... Tombstone most commonly means a headstone marking the grave of a deceased person. ...

"May the name of his father be his epitaph, as his veneration for him was the essence of his life."

Works (selected)

• Piano Quartet G Minor, Op. 1
• Sonata for Violin and Piano in B major, Op. 7
• Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 10
• 6 pieces for Flute and 2 Horns, Op. 11
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 14
• Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 15
• Six Polonaises of mélancoliques for piano, Op. 17
• Sonata for violoncello or violin and piano E major, Op. 19
• Quatre Polonaises of mélancoliques for piano, Op. 22
• Variations over a romance of Méhul, Op. 23
• two Polonaises for piano, Op. 24
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 25
• "The first spring day", Cantata for Solo, Choir and Orchestra, Op. 28
• Sinfonia
• Rondo in E Minor for flute and piano
• Songs with piano accompaniment