Celebrate Mozart’s 250th Birthday on January 27, 2006
One of the most revered classical composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will have his 250th birthday this year. He died at the age of 35. With this short lifespan, he creates many wonderful music pieces. A young genius with music talent—absolutely!
Here are some trivia for Mozart fans…
Birthdate:
27 January 1756, as the seventh child of “Salzburg’s royal chamber musician” Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787) and his wife, Anna Maria Walpurga née Pertl of St. Gilgen near Salzburg (1720 - 1778).Birthplace:
Salzburg, Austria—one of the bid cities for Winter Olympic 2010 and Winter Olympic 2014Death:
5 December 1791 (fever). He lived 13,097 days and spent 3,720 of them - more than 10 of his not quite 36 years - travelling to more than 200 European cities.Well known music pieces:
Serenade in G for strings ‘Eine Kleine Nachtmusik’ (A Little Night Music)
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Symphony No.41 in C ‘Jupiter’
Piano Concerto No.20 Rondo
Rondo alla Turca, K331
Ave verum corpus
Mozart’s Statue in Mozart Square, Salzburg. The building in the background is where Mozart lived.
Mozart’s living place
An Austrian stamp in memory of Mozart. Also show the building where Mozart lived.
Mozart’s postcard & apartment (now a museum)
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