Biography of mozart wolfgang amadeus harp

His only sibling who survived past birth was an older sister: Maria Anna, nicknamed Nannerl. Mozart was baptized the day after his birth at St. Rupert's Cathedral. Mozart was baptized January 28, , the day after his birth, at St. The baptismal register of the cathedral parish contains the entry shown below, written down in Latin by city chaplain Leopold Lamprecht.

Wolfgang amadeus mozart death

The parallel five-column format of the original document, seen in the figure, is transcribed below in five consecutive paragraphs. Material in brackets represents editorial additions by Otto Erich Deutsch see below , intended for clarification. Mozart's father Leopold Mozart — was one of Europe's leading musical teachers. Knocker; Oxford-New York, He was deputy Kapellmeister to the court orchestra of the Archbishop of Salzburg, and a prolific and successful composer of instrumental music.

Leopold gave up composing when his son's outstanding musical talents became evident. Leopold was Wolfgang's only teacher in his earliest years.