Mozart's first compositions, a small Andante (K. A note by Leopold in Nannerl's music book – the Nannerl Notenbuch – records that little Wolfgang had learned several of the pieces at the age of four. Leopold was Wolfgang's only teacher in his earliest years. They first came to light when Wolfgang was about three years old, and Leopold, proud of Wolfgang's achievements, gave him intensive musical training, including instruction in clavier, violin, and organ. Leopold gave up composing when his son's outstanding musical talents became evident. He was deputy Kapellmeister to the court orchestra of the Archbishop of Salzburg, and a prolific and successful composer of instrumental music. His influential textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule, was published in 1756, the year of Mozart's birth (English, as "A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing", transl. Mozart's father Leopold Mozart (1719–1787) was one of Europe's leading musical teachers. Material in brackets represents editorial additions by Otto Erich Deutsch (see below), intended for clarification. The parallel five-column format of the original document, seen in the figure, is transcribed below in five consecutive paragraphs. The baptismal register of the cathedral parish contains the entry shown below, written down in Latin by city chaplain Leopold Lamprecht. Rupert's Cathedral in Salzburg as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Taking the first stage music from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera, he funnels additional themes into his variations, including tunes from Leporello’s first aria and the Commendatore scene in the last act.Mozart was baptized January 28, 1756, the day after his birth, at St. However, Herzogenberg also had a distinct sense of humor, as can be heard in his Don Juan Variations op. His interest in earlier music-particularly of Bach-was nurtured by the scholar Philipp Spitta and found expression in his church music. He took much of his musical bearing from Robert Schumann, “a master loved above all things, who exclusively filled my own youth.” In time, Herzogenberg became a distinguished and influential composer from the circle of conservative Berlin academics. Heinrich turned his attention to composition and his first published works are all for piano. He left that task to his wife Elisabeth, who advised Clara Schumann on her program designs, and who accompanied Joseph Joachim in private concert settings. Although a capable pianist, he never performed in public. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute, “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”īorn in my hometown of Graz in 1843, Heinrich von Herzogenberg studied music in Vienna and Leipzig before securing an appointment in Berlin. Be that as it may, judging from the number of prints and re-prints, these works were extremely popular and influential right from the beginning. As far as we know, there wasn’t any concrete occasion for the composition of a cycle of Variations for Violoncello and Piano on themes from Mozart Amadeus Mozart’s Magic Flute, and one from Handel’s oratorio Judas Maccabaeus. Coming to terms and gaining control over the Viennese style, he composed and performed piano sonatas of extreme technical difficulty and expansive musical breadth, yet also focused his energies on composing music for an infinite variety of musical ensembles and occasions. On one hand, he received generous allowances from his aristocratic friends and acquaintances, on the other, he was able to earn a living by taking advantage of a growing bourgeoisie interest in music and music making. Ludwig van Beethoven introduced himself to the city of Vienna by showcasing his talents as a pianist, and he was the first major prolific and influential composer in that city who did not depend on a fixed musical appointment.