Leopold Mozart
Salzburg violinist and teacher, father of Wolfgang and Nannerl; led the family's concert tours.
Person14 Nov 1719 – 28 May 1787
- Identifiers
- Wikidata Q156280
Sources
Appears in27 items
- Eras of Classical Music1 item
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart26 items
- Born in the Getreidegasse, Salzburg27 Jan 1756
- First pieces, in Nannerl’s music book1761
- Vienna and Pressburg18 Sep 1762
- Schönbrunn: into the Empress’s lap13 Oct 1762
- Wasserburg: the organ pedals, standing upJun 1763
- The grand tour9 Jun 1763
- Frankfurt: concerts Goethe rememberedAug 1763
- Opus 1: sonatas printed in Paris1764
- A first symphony, in ChelseaAug 1764
- Both children near death at The HagueOct 1765
- First Italian journey13 Dec 1769
- Rome: Allegri’s Miserere in the Sistine Chapel11 Apr 1770
- Knight of the Golden SpurJul 1770
- Second Italian journey13 Aug 1771
- The Empress advises against hiring him12 Dec 1771
- Third Italian journey24 Oct 1772
- Mannheim: Aloysia WeberJan 1778
- His mother dies in Paris3 Jul 1778
- Back in Salzburg as court organist17 Jan 1779
- Idomeneo, Munich29 Jan 1781
- Marries Constanze Weber4 Aug 1782
- The Linz Symphony, written in days4 Nov 1783
- Initiated a Freemason14 Dec 1784
- The D minor concerto, with Leopold in the hall11 Feb 1785
- Haydn to Leopold: “the greatest composer”12 Feb 1785
- Leopold Mozart dies in Salzburg28 May 1787
