Did Mozart have a mother?
Everyone has a mother, including musical prodigies.
Mozart's mother was Anna Maria Walburga Mozart. She had seven
children, but only the composer Mozart and his sister,
affectionately known as Nannerl, survived past infant-hood. It
appears Mozart had a good relationship with his mother, whom he
referred to as loving and friendly to all.
Mozart's career was very much driven by his father, and his mother was not a strong woman. When his father was too ill to travel and arrange his career and finances, Mozart's mother travelled with him, and this is when Mozart frittered away much of his money, making poor financial and personal choices. There is evidence to suggest that Mozart's obsession with his own interests caused him to overlook his mother's own illness, and his neglect led to her death.
Did Wolfgang Mozart marry Constanze Weber?
He did, but sadly in the last months of Mozarts life they did not get along to well because Mozart was to focused on his "REQUIEM MASS " and Mozart did not help with his wife with his baby. Also Mozart was drinking beer constantly. His Mother in law sent Constanze Weber to the spa but Mozart notied one night and wrote her a letter saying "please come back Stanze {Mozart used to call his…
Was Beethoven living during Mozart's life?
Yes, Beethoven was alive during Mozart's lifetime. Beethoven was 20 when Mozart died. Beethoven had visited Mozart in Vienna and played him some of his compositions. Mozart recognised that he had talent and decided that he would like to teach Beethoven. Before their lessons could begin, Beethoven's mother fell ill and he had to return to Bonn to tend to her. Before he could return to Vienna to have his lessons, Mozart had died. Further…
Who influenced Beethoven?
Beethoven's early music was largely influenced by Mozart. He admired Mozart's music, and actually met him in Vienna at the age of sixteen, whereupon Mozart was so impressed by the young prodigy that he gave him his first composition lesson. Forced to return to Bonn with news that his mother was dying, Beethoven did not return to Vienna until 1792, by which time Mozart had died. Haydn then gave Beethoven further composition lessons for a…