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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756—1791) Austrian composer

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–1791)   Reference library

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment

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Current Version:
2005
Subject:
History, modern history (1700 to 1945)
Length:
1,244 words

(1756–1791), Austrian composer.

There is no other eighteenth-century composer whose life and works appear to be more enmeshed

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Literature
Length:
221 words

(Salzburg, 1756–91, Vienna),

Austrian composer and musical prodigy, toured Europe with his father and sister when he was

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Literature
Length:
927 words

Born in Salzburg, though seldom remaining long in one place, he travelled extensively throughout Europe, where he performed or conducted

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)   Reference library

An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
History, modern history (1700 to 1945), Literature
Length:
336 words

(1756–91),

Austrian composer and pianist. Following his visit to London as a child from 1764–5, Mozart

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
179 words

A child prodigy on the piano, Mozart was taken by his father, Leopold, on performing tours in Europe (1762–65

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus   Reference library

Simon Williams

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance

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Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
223 words

(1756–91)

Austrian composer. One of the most versatile composers in history, Mozart especially prized opera. As a youth he showed himself adept in the conventional ...

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus   Reference library

The Companion to Theatre and Performance

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Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Performing arts, Theatre
Length:
211 words
(1756–91) Austrian composer. One of the most versatile composers in history, Mozart especially prized *opera. As a youth he showed himself adept in the conventional genres, ... ... More
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (27 Jan. 1756)   Quick reference

The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2010
Subject:
Performing arts, Dance, Music
Length:
89 words
Austrian composer. He wrote the music for Noverre's Les Petits Riens (Paris, 1778) and wrote many dances and sets of dances. His concert music has also been used by many choreographers, ... More
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (27 Jan. 1756)   Reference library

Julian Rushton

The Oxford Companion to Music

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Current Version:
2011
Subject:
Music
Length:
3,249 words
(His full given names were Johannes Chrysostomos Wolfgang Theophilus, Amadeus being a Latinization of the Greek Theophilus; but he usually styled himself ‘Wolfgang Amadè Mozart’.) He is ... More
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilius

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilius (1756)   Quick reference

The Oxford Dictionary of Music (6 ed.)

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Current Version:
2013
Subject:
Music
Length:
4,294 words
Austrian composer, keyboard‐player, violinist, violist, and conductor. Son of Leopold *Mozart, Vice‐Kapellmeister to Prince‐Archbishop of Salzburg. He showed exceptional musical precocity, ... More

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