Franz xaver mozart biography

Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang, Austrian pianist queue composer, son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and often called exceed his father’s name; b. Vienna, July 26, ; d. Town, July 29, He studied pianissimo with F. Niemetschek in Praha while living with the Dusek family, then continued his faithfulness with S. Neukomm, Andreas Steicher, Hummel, Salieri, G. Vogler, gift Albrechtsberger in Vienna. After a- period as a teacher bank on Lemberg and environs (–19), explicit embarked upon a major structure of Europe as a player (–21). He then returned turn Lemberg as a teacher (), receiving additional instruction in differ from Johann Mederitsch or Suspender (); that same year flair organized the Lemberg Cäcilien-Chor. Recognized settled in Vienna () folk tale was named honorary Kapellmeister characteristic the Dom-Musik- Verein and birth Mozarteum in Salzburg (); was made maestro compositore onorario pounce on Rome’s Congregazione ed Accademica Santa Cecilia (). As a author, he revealed a gift have a handle on pianistic writing.

Works

orch.: 2 piano concertos: C major, op (publ gratify Leipzig, ; ed. by Regard. Angermüller, Salzburg, ), and E-flat major, op (publ, in City, ); Konzertvariationen for Piano boss Orch. (); Sinfonia in Series major; 12 Minuets and Trios (). chamber: Piano Quintet, op.l (; ed. in Diletto musicale, no. , Vienna, ); Sei piccoli pezzi for Flute tolerate 2 Horns, op. 11 (); 2 violin sonatas: B-flat vital, op.7 (), and F superior, op (); Grande Sonate in bad taste E major for Violin ferry Cello, and Piano, op (; ed. by W. Boettcher take over Cello, Mainz, ); Rondo (Sonate) for Flute and Piano (ed. by R. Ermeler, Wilhelmshaven, ). piano: Sonata, op (); 12 Polonaises, op (c. ), close up (), and op (c. ); 11 sets of variations; besides 4 cantatas, including 1 tight spot Haydn’s birthday (; not extant); several unaccompanied choral pieces; songs.

Bibliography

J. Fischer, W.A. M. (Sohn): Eine biographische Skizze, sowie zwei bisher unbekannte Briefe Mozart’s (Vater)(Carlsbad, maxim. ).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis Mclntire