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Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist, and theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (1756).
Mar 28, 2024 · Leopold Mozart (born November 14, 1719, Augsburg [Germany]—died May 28, 1787, Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg [Austria]) was a German violinist, teacher, and composer. He was the father and principal teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Jan 9, 2024 · Updated at January 9, 2024 Peter. The death of Mozart’s father, Leopold, on May 28, 1787, was a devastating blow to the young composer. Leopold had been not only Mozart’s teacher and mentor, but also his closest friend and confidant. The two had a very close relationship, and Mozart was deeply affected by his father’s death.
Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, born on November 14, 1719, in Augsburg, Germany, is primarily celebrated today as the father and mentor of the legendary classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. However, Leopold himself was a significant figure in the classical music scene of the 18th century, contributing as an accomplished violinist, a ...
Jan 13, 2006 · Leopold Mozart, Father of a Prodigy Mozart's relationship with his father was one of love and mutual respect, but not subservience. Scholars Neal Zaslaw and Jane Glover explore the relationship.
Souvenirs. Home > Entity: Person > Mozart, Leopold (1719-1787) Composer, violinist and theorist; father of W. A. Mozart. The son of an Augsburg bookbinder, Leopold Mozart matriculated at the Salzburg Benedictine University in 1737 but was expelled in September 1739 for poor attendance and a failure to show proper deference to his professors and ...
Nov 14, 2019 · November 14 marks the 300 th anniversary of the birth of Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, composer, violinist, teacher, theorist, and one of music’s most famous stage parents. He is best known, of course, as father, teacher, manager, archivist, and personal secretary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
