Search results
Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. Georg Nikolaus Nissen; painting by Ferdinand Jagemann, 1809. Georg Nikolaus von Nissen (sometimes Nicolaus; 22 January 1761 – 24 March 1826) was a Danish diplomat and music historian. He is the author of one of the first biographies of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, still used today as a scholarly source.
Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Mozart ( née Weber; 5 January 1762 – 6 March 1842) was a trained Austrian singer. She was married twice, first to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; then to Georg Nikolaus von Nissen. She and Mozart had six children: Karl Thomas Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, and four others who died in infancy.
Georg Nikolaus von Nissen (sometimes Nicolaus or Nicolai; 22 January 1761 – 24 March 1826) was a Danish diplomat and music historian. He is the author of one of the first biographies of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, still used today as a scholarly source.
- Male
- January 22, 1761
- Constanze (Weber) Mozart
- March 24, 1826
Learn about the Danish diplomat who wrote the first full-length biography of Mozart, based on his marriage to Constanze Mozart and her connections. See a manuscript page of Mozart's Missa Brevis, annotated by Nissen.
Georg Nikolaus Niessen – Biography of W.A. Mozart, curated by Marco Murara, Editore Zecchini 2018 Published by Zecchini, 2018 Nissen’s Mozart Biography is an essential step in the Mozart bibliographic tradition: thanks to its dimension the book can be considered the first real biography dedicated to the composer from Salzburg.
Nissen, Georg NikolausNissen, Georg Nikolaus, Danish statesman and music scholar; b. Haderslev, Jan. 22, 1761; d. Salzburg, March 24, 1826. He entered the diplomatic service in 1792, becoming the Danish chargé d’affaires in Vienna in 1793. He commenced a friendship with Mozart’s widow, Constanze (1797), and later became her husband (1809).
People also ask
Who is Georg Nikolaus von Nissen?
How did Constanze and Nikolaus von Nissen become friends?
How did Nissen help Mozart?
When did Mozart & Nissen move to Salzburg?
Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, well educated and with a strong interest in music, soon became a close friend, and together they endeavored to organize Mozart's manuscripts as thoroughly as possible. Constanze, afraid that some other composer's work might be published under Mozart's name, verified the authenticity of each page herself.
Searches related to Georg Nikolaus von Nissen
