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Vytautas is a popular male given name in Lithuania. In commemoration of the 500-year anniversary of his death, Vytautas Magnus University was named after him. Monuments in his honour were built in many towns in independent Lithuania during the interwar period from 1918 to 1939. Vytautas knew and spoke the Lithuanian language with his cousin ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Battle of Grunwald. Battle of the Vorskla River. Vytautas the Great (born 1350, Lithuania—died Oct. 27, 1430, Trakai, Lith.) was a Lithuanian national leader who consolidated his country’s possessions, helped to build up a national consciousness, and broke the power of the Teutonic Knights. He exercised great power over Poland.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [a] [b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of ...
- 27 January 1756, Getreidegasse 9, Salzburg
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- 5 December 1791 (aged 35), Vienna
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Jun 1, 2023 · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus) was born in Salzburg, Austria, on 27 January 1756. His father was Leopold Mozart (1719-1787), a violinist and composer, and his mother was Anna Maria Pertl, who added to the family income by making lace. Wolfgang was the youngest of the couple's seven children.
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- What is Mozart known for?Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is known for being an Austrian composer of all types of music, including piano concertos, operas, symphonies, and chamber m...
- What are Mozart's most famous operas?Mozart's most famous operas are: The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), Cosi fan tutte (1790), and The Magic Flute (1791).
- How did Mozart die?Mozart died of ill health aged 35. The most likely cause of death was kidney disease and rheumatic fever combined with poor medical treatments. Sug...
Third movement, “Allegro assai,” of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K 488; from a 1952 recording featuring pianist Clara Haskil and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bernhard Paumgartner. In 1782–83 Mozart wrote three piano concertos (K 413–415), which he published in 1785 with string and optional ...
Vytautas (vardas). Vytautas Didysis (~ 1350 m. – 1430 m. spalio 27 d.) – Lietuvos didysis kunigaikštis nuo 1392 m. iki mirties. [1] Formaliai Lenkija jį pripažino 1401 m. 1421–1423 m. husitai paskelbė Vytautą Bohemijos (Čekijos) karaliumi. Pasikrikštijo kaip Vygandas (1383 m.) ir Aleksandras (1386 m.).
