Leopold Mozart

Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a composer, music teacher and violinist. He was born in the city of Augsburg (Germany), and was legally a citizen of the Diocese of Salzburg (now in Austria), but spent much of his time in Vienna, Austria, (all within the Holy Roman Empire). He is best known today for being the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as well as writing the well-known book, Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule, but in his time, Leopold Mozart was well-known for his own musical compositions. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (470x640, 79 KB) Beschreibung Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Leopold Mozart ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (470x640, 79 KB) Beschreibung Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Leopold Mozart ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ... This page is for the city of Salzburg. ... “Wien” redirects here. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ...

Biography

Memorial plaque dedicated to Leopold Mozart and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at Hauenschild's house in Lower square in Olomouc (Czech Republic)

Leopold Mozart was the son of a bookbinder. He studied theology at Salzburg University and did quite well until his expulsion in 1739. He then became more interested in music, becoming a violinist and valet to one of the university's canons, Count Thurn and Taxis, in 1740. In 1747 he married Anna Maria Pertl, who bore him seven children, although only two of them survived: Maria Anna Wallburga Ignatia (called "Nannerl") and Joannes Chrysostomous Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (who would later in life change his name to Wolfgang Amadé Mozart). In 1756, the same year as Wolfgang Amadeus' birth, Leopold wrote his Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule, a comprehensive treatise on violin playing. Today, this is one of the primary sources on performance practice in the 18th century, along with Johann Joachim Quantz's Versuch einer Anweisung die Flöte traversière zu spielen (on flute playing) and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen (on keyboard playing). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1769x1503, 444 KB) en: Memorial plaque dedicated to Leopold Mozart and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at Hauenschilds house in Dolní námÄ›stí square in Olomouc (Czech Republic). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1769x1503, 444 KB) en: Memorial plaque dedicated to Leopold Mozart and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at Hauenschilds house in Dolní námÄ›stí square in Olomouc (Czech Republic). ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (IPA: , baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. ... town hall with astronomical clock Olomouc (German Olmütz, Polish OÅ‚omuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Old book binding and cover Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal (mail) services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of countless castles. ... Anna Maria Mozart Anna Maria Mozart (1720-1778) was the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart. ... Maria Anna Mozart (1762) Maria Anna Mozart (c. ... The authentic performance movement is an effort on the part of musicians and scholars to perform works of classical music in ways similar to how they were performed when they were originally written. ... Johann Joachim Quantz (January 30, 1697–July 12, 1773) was a German flutist, flute maker and composer. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (March 8, 1714 – December 14, 1788) was a German musician and composer, the second of five sons of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ...

Leopold Mozart devoted much of his later life to developing and supporting the talents of his two surviving children, doing so at the expense of his own work.

Musical works

Leopold Mozart's music is inevitably overshadowed by the work of his son Wolfgang, but his Cassation in G for Orchestra and Toys (Toy Symphony), once attributed to Joseph Haydn, remains popular, and a number of symphonies, a trumpet concerto, and other works also survive. He was much concerned with a naturalistic feel to his compositions, his Jagdsinfonie (or Sinfonia da Caccia for 4 horns and Strings) calls for dogs and shotguns, and his Bauernhochzeit (Peasant Wedding) includes bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, a dulcimer, whoops and whistles (ad. lib.), and pistol shots. The Toy Symphony (full title: Cassation in G for Orchestra and Toys) is a musical work with parts for toy instruments and is popularly played at Christmas. ... Portrait by Thomas Hardy, 1792 Franz Joseph Haydn[1] (March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was one of the most prominent composers of the Classical period, and is called by some the Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet. A life-long resident of Austria, Haydn spent... The Jagdsinfonie or Sinfonia da Caccia for 4 horns and Strings is a work by Leopold Mozart. ...

Most critics would agree that he reached a high point of his creativity around 1760. After that, the amount of time he put into composing as well as teaching violin gradually decreased until 1771, when he wrote his last composition. He did, however still concentrate on his job as Kappellmeister as well as many of his and his son's concerts all around the world. He did however mention that he hated those in a letter to his daughter. He wrote, "Every day there are concerts; and the whole time is given up to teaching, music, composing and so forth. I feel rather out of it all. If only the concerts were over! It is impossible for me to describe the rush and bustle."^[1][2]

His oeuvre was extensive but it is hard to establish either the scope or the quality of it; much is lost and it is not known how representative the surviving works are of his overall output. Some of his work was erroneously attributed to Wolfgang and some pieces attributed to Leopold were subsequently shown to be the work of Wolfgang. Much of what survives is light music but some more significant work survives including his Sacrament Litany in D (1762) and three piano sonatas, all published in his lifetime. A piano sonata is a sonata written for unaccompanied piano. ...

Relationship with children and others

Mozart was often characterised as being unpleasant by others working with him, particularly those in the chapel where he was Kappellmeister. His relations with his wife and his two children were also criticized, particularly with his son Wolfgang. It is said that he was exploiting his son as well as profiting from and commercializing his incredible musical talents. In Wolfgang's early years, there was definite influence of his father on his first compositions.

Leopold believed that Wolfgang was a miracle of God and that he was given the duty by God to educate him and show his talents to the whole world. Once he described his son as "The miracle which God let be born in Salzburg." After numerous arguments, there was a split between father and son. After that, their relations improved but they started to regard themselves as fellow musicians rather than father and son.^[3][4][5]

References

1. ^ Boerner, Steve. "The Mozart Project: Leopold Mozart." 10 May 2006. The Mozart Project. 10 May 2006 [1].
2. ^ "The Mozart Experience: Biography: Leopold Mozart." 10 May 2006 [2].
3. ^ Boerner, Steve. "The Mozart Project: Leopold Mozart." 10 May 2006. The Mozart Project. 10 May 2006 [3].
4. ^ "Mozart, (Johann Georg) Leopold. "Micropædia: Encyclopædia Britannica. 15th ed. 1995.
5. ^ "Mozart."Macropædia: Encyclopædia Britannica. 15th ed. 1995.

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External links

• A French Edition of Leopold Mozart's Violinschule
• Free scores by Leopold Mozart in the Werner Icking Music Archive