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Mozart died from this illness at the age of 35
What is Rheumatic Fever
In the early 17th century, he commissioned the building o a palace in Salzburg with an elaborate water feature called Wasserspiele, which means “trick fountains”
Who is Archbishop Markuis Sittikus?
Mozart was born in this German city
What is Salzburg?
Mozart died in 1791 in this Austrian city
What is Vienna?
"We are many sisters; it is painful for us to unite as well as separate"
The answer to this riddle can be found literally under one's nose:
What are teeth?
Herr Stachelschwein, a character in “The Scamp from Salzburg” in Vienna, is also known as…
Who is Mr. Porcupine?
Mozart married this daughter of a landlord in 1782
Who is Constanze Weber?
This term describes music that is believed to increase the intelligence of infants
What is the Mozart Effect?
His older sister by four years, she was also Mozart’s traveling companion
Who is Nannerl?
The year Mozart was born
1756 (January 27)
The room in which Mozart slept during his most productive years in Vienna this street, also known as Blood Alley
What is Blut Gasse?
She was the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. At age 6, Mozart jumped onto her lap and kissed her vigorously.
Who is Maria Theresa?
Mozart collaborated with this trickster and master of masquerade on the operas Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan Tutti
Who is Lorenzo da Ponte?
In 1791, just months before his death, Mozart composed this opera, considered by many to be his greatest work
What is The Magic Flute?
This Salzburg restaurant is the oldest in Central Europe. Mozart was know to eat here when it was already 900 years old.
What is Stiftskeller St. Peter?
The city Mozart detested saying it was no place for his talent. It also was the city in which a witch was burned.
What is Salzburg?
A statue erected in 1842 in Mozart's honor drew comparisons to this famous composer.
Who is Beethoven?
This composer told Mozart's father, Leopold, "Before God, I tell you your son is the greatest composer known to me."
Who is Joseph Haydn?
In 1786, Mozart, dressed in robes like an Oriental philosopher, distributed this document which contained 8 riddles and 15 proverbs.
What is "Excerpts from the Fragments of Zoroaster?"
This city translates to fountains linked to the underworld.
What is Hellbrunn?