The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-05
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, :
Born 1756, died 1921.

Born 1I56, died l19l.
A personality OF the greatest. mos
highly gifted, versatile musical genius
was this Mozart. born in the town oi
Salzburg, Germany. writer of the mos
beautifully melodic music that ever SANG
sweetness, He accomplished In his short
life, he did at the age OF 30 what most
men can not In three score years. So re-
markedly gifted was m Mozart as pianist ls
ther. musician OF no mean standing.
began TO concertize with the gifted son.
They travelled all over Europe, and met
with kindness and great success.
After long concert tour they were
obliged 10 return homo to Salzburg.
where regular practice OF the little ma
gicIan," he was known, was kept up
daily,
In 17el the father had four of the boys
sonatas published; this was the first mu-
sic by the rising star OF the music world.
In the same year the father and son met
with favorable success al the court of
the King George Ill. taking n great In
terest in the young master, He put dlt-
ncult pieces by Bach and Handel before
the young master. who read them at
sight
At this period Mozart wrote his frst
symphony and several string quartettes
BY the time he was II years old he was
known In all the courts of southern Eur
ope Mozarts talent had been tested by
many severe ways and by the masters
who wished to prove what was said
about him, and If he was really great
genius one OF the tests which he was
obliged to undergo was to write an eiabor-
ate motcttc In SIX parts, from melody
assigned MIN by the judges. He was
locked up In room, and In less than an
hour asked TO come out. Tho work was
completed, and correct They granted him
a membership In the Philharmonic acad-
emy without further examination.
AT tho age of IL; Mozarts compositions
eral symphonies. In 171, Mozart set TO
work on his first opera, "Mitridate. Re
di Ponto,' which was produced and re-
pated to fun houses twenty times. the
author himself conducting.
Tho year following, he wrote two more
operas for Italy, also several symphonies,
BY this time another new opera "Lucio
Seua," was produced. his compositions
now numbering l55. AT tho age OF 81 his
works numbered go including great
variety of chamber music. symphonies,
several operas and many masses.
Since the age of II Mozart had been
the assistant conductor ut Salzburg, in
the service OF the Prince Archbishop,
small-souled man. unworthy CT the ser
vice of talented conductor Worst
of all for Mozart, that the Prince Arch
bishop felt the dlsesteem which Mozart
certainly had for him.
In lIsl Mozart finished another opera,
"Idomeno Re al Creta,' Tho success OF
this opera was pronounced that II de-
termined the career OF Mozart as an op-
cratic composer. At this period he quar-
relied with his archbishop. and his deal
ing with him came TO an end.
His second great opera appeared In 1852.
The EloDement From the Seragllo," This
was his first opera In German In Au-
gust of this year he was married to Con-
stance Weber, younger sister OF her who
had first enchanted him. Constance knew
nothing OF business AFFAIRS and Mozart
was reckless, which brought on sea of
troubles, from which he was nevermore
free
In l7a5 Haydn said TO Mozart's father:
Il declare to you. before God as a man
of honor, that your son Is the greatest
composer i know, either personally or by
reputation he has taste, and beyond that
the most consummate knowledge OF COM
position" In 1885 Mozart composed an
other masterpiece the Marriage of FL
CARO-" In 11SJ came his master work
Den Giovanni" A year later he was
engaged in giving oratorios with chorus
and orchestra. He conducted and orches-
trated such works as Handels "Acis and
Galatea, the Messiah 30 "Ode TO ST Ce-
clllas Day" and "AleXander's Feast"
Ihe list Of MoZnri,s nnnrnS clnseS with