Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Difference between revisions

Born in 1756, Mozart's talent [[Child Prodigy|became evident at an early age]], and he was on the road as a touring musician by the age of six. He spent time living and composing in various European cities, always seeking patronage but not always finding it, and generally spending more money than he actually had (which is saying something, because he actually made a fair amount). He died in 1791, survived by his wife Constanze and two children. Basically, anything [[Michael Jackson]] did, Mozart did first, up to and including the [[Adult Child]] bit.

 

 

Mozart was very fond of [[Toilet Humor]], and even wrote a canon titled "Leck mich im Arsch", which translates as "Lick me in the arse" (or, perhaps more idiomatically, "kiss my arse"). Supposedly, he was also still playing with toy soldiers well into his thirties (mind you, this was ''long'' before [[Tabletop Games|tabletop]] [[War Gaming]] was a thing) and he died at 35. During those years he composed ''well over six hundred'' separate pieces.<ref>The first "definitive" catalogue of Mozart's work, compiled by Ludwig von Kochel, put the exact number at 626. Since then, new works have been found while some works in Kochel's catalogue have been re-attributed to other composers. Moreover, as a non-negligible fraction of Mozart's work was lost before it could be published, the exact number will likely forever be a mystery.</ref>

Mozart's last days were dramatised in the play and 1984 film ''[[Amadeus]]''. It is worth noting, however, that due to a mix of [[Artistic License]] and [[Rule of Drama]] ''Amadeus'' is hardly an accurate portrayal of the composer's life. In particular, his "rivalry" with Salieri was really more of a respectful co-existence, and possibly an actual friendship. Adding to the mystique is the fact that Mozart was composing a Requiem (funeral mass) at the time of his death, with some legends claiming that he passed away while attempting to scribble down the 9th measure of the ''Lacrimosa''. Constanze chose a student of his, Franz Xaver Sussmayr [sic], to step in and [[Author Existence Failure|finish what Mozart started]], and people are still arguing over how much of the work is Mozart's, Sussmayr's or a third party's, and whether Mozart would have agreed with the completed work. Some people have even provided their own completions. Sussmayr's is by far the most famous, though, due to the simple expedient of having got there first. (It's his version you've heard movements of in movies, as it provides much of the [[Ominous Latin Chanting]] in the [[Public Domain Soundtrack]] catalogue.)

 

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== Works of Mozart on this wiki include ==

* ''[[Cosi Fan Tutte]]''

* ''[[Don Giovanni]]''

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== Tropes associated with Mozart ==

* [[Clown Car Grave]]: Mozart was too poor to afford his own burial plot, so his body was dumped in a mass grave. Debate still rages as to whether this, that, or the other exhumed skull was Mozart's.

* [[Creepy Child]]: As a kid he was unusually small, thin, deathly pale, and behaved in a very serious and adult manner, intimidating many adults.

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Would often start conversations with himself as he believed he was more interesting than the people around him.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: ''Amadeus'' means "God's beloved". It is a [[Altum Videtur|Latinization]] of the ''Theophilus'' in his birth name. During his time, it was considered fashionable to use a Latin version of one's name. Mozart also used ''Gottlieb'', a German version of the name, alluding to his German heritage.

* [[Settle for Sibling]]: He originally wanted to marry Aloysia Weber, but she declined. He married her sister Constanze, instead, and the marriage was apparently successful.

* [[Short Lived Big Impact]]: He died at just 35, yet produced much of the most highly-regarded classical music in history.

* [[Stage Dad]]: Leopold Mozart makes this trope [[Older Than Radio]].

* [[Stuffy Old Songs About the Buttocks]]: Possibly the [[Ur Example|first use]] of it, though his song,"Leck mich im arsch," [[Unbuilt Trope|lacks]] many properties of other buttocks songs.