Mozart's Life
Where was Mozart BORN?
Salzburg, Austria
What is one type of music that Mozart composed?
Opera, piano pieces, symphonies, etc.
What was Mozart's wife's name?
Constanze (Stanzi)
What did Salieri try to do at the beginning of the movie?
kill himself
What two instruments did Mozart play as a child?
Piano and violin
What is a Requiem Mass?
A musical mass for the dead.
Why did Mozart's wife leave him?
He was always getting drunk, not providing for the family, etc.
What did Salieri's father compare young Mozart to?
A trained monkey
Where was Mozart/what was he doing when he got sick and passed out?
Directing an opera
What was it that the Emperor wouldn't allow in operas?
Ballet (dancing)
Did Mozart's father and his wife get along well?
No
What was Salieri's job in Vienna?
He was the Court composer
How old was Mozart when he died?
35
His father's death
What did Mozart's father forbid him to do?
Get married
What did Salieri pay Mozart to do toward the end of the movie?
Why did Mozart die so young?
He suffered from chronic renal failure (also accepable, bad health, etc.)
In the movie, who helped Mozart finish writing his Requiem Mass?
Salieri (in reality, it was a man named Franz Xaver Süssmayr)
How many children did he have?
2
Why was Salieri mad at God?
He was jealous that Mozart was a better composer...