Greetings to regular and new readers! In the article “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Brief Biography, Cause of Death” - about the main life stages of the Austrian composer and virtuoso musician, who created more than 600 pieces of music in his short life.

The childhood and youth of the genius

Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in the city of Salzburg, which only eventually became part of Austria, and previously was the capital of the Salzburg Archbishopric.

His musical abilities showed up at the age of 3. Wolfgang's father, Leopold, was a violinist and composer in a court chapel. He taught his son violin, organ and harpsichord lessons. As early as 5 years old, a small composer composed small plays. Soon, high society became interested in a young genius.

Portrait of a six-year-old Wolfgang in a costume donated by the empress.

Mozart's father with a 6-year-old son Wolfgang and with his eldest daughter Anna (Nannerl) gave concerts throughout Austria, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, visited Paris and London.

A talented kid not only impressed the audience with his musical abilities, but also made a whole performance out of a performance, for example, played blindfold without errors or played on keys covered with cloth.

The beginning of the creative path

The prodigy composed his first concert at the age of 4. The kid wrote it not only with a pen, but also dipping his fingers in ink. The father thought that his son was just drawing, but when he looked at the result of drawing, he cried. After all, it was a very complicated work that even adult musicians could not play.

By the age of 17, the young virtuoso had already created a number of musical works: 13 symphonies, 4 operas (Mithridates, Tsar of Pontus, Lucio Sulla, La bella finta Giardiniera, Scipio's Dream), 24 sonnets and many small essays.

The Mozart family. On the wall is a portrait of a mother. Artist Johann Nepomuk de la Croce, approx. 1780

In 1779, Wolfgang was invited to the post of court organist in the hometown of Salzburg.

In 1781, the musician moved to Vienna. He had to live in poverty, even with patrons, but this did not stop him from creating great works - “The Marriage of Figaro”, “The Mercy of Titus”, “Don Juan”, “Requiem”. And some fragments of the opera The Magic Flute were written specifically for some Masonic rituals.

Personal life

Like most creative personalities, Wolfgang was quite loving. He devoted new musical creations to each new passion inspirer.

Mozart and Constance during their honeymoon. 19th century postcard

His wife was the daughter of the owner of an apartment in Vienna, in which the composer lived. Mozart and Constance Weber had six children, but only two survived.

Wolfgang often attended balls, receptions, masquerades. He was able to dance beautifully, brilliantly played billiards, loved animals and birds. His height was 1.63 m, the zodiac sign is Aquarius.

Cause of death

The virtuoso musician lived for only 35 years. He died in 1791. His death has long been associated with the suspicion of poisoning. Composer Antonio Salieri was suspected of this crime. It was believed that the motive for poisoning was competition.

In 1997, a trial was held in Milan in this regard. The long-dead Salieri was acquitted, and the cause of death was established rheumatic fever, complicated by heart failure.

The exact burial place of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has not been established, since he was buried in a common grave at St. Mark's Cemetery in Vienna. At that time only rich people and nobles were buried in separate graves with tombstones.

This place is quite deserted, but near the symbolic grave of Mozart you can always meet admirers of his talent.

Cinema and music

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has written music for centuries, therefore, even now his operas are often found in contemporary films and series.

• 1982 - the historical series “Mozart” about the life and work of the composer was released on the screens of the cinema.
• 1984 - in the United States, the feature film "Amadeus" was presented to viewers.
• 1991 - the film “Wolfgang A. Mozart” was shot by the Austrian director Juraj Hertz.
• 2006 - in Germany, "painted the animated series" Little Mozart "
• 2010 - Russian animators created the cartoon "Mozart".

• 2010 - representatives of the cinema sector did not ignore the Mozart family: in France, the film "Mozart's Sister" was shot.

SITE OF LADIES OF THE LORD

In my deep conviction, Mozart is the highest, climax point to which beauty reached in the field of music.
P. Tchaikovsky

“What a depth! What courage and what harmony! ” So Pushkin brilliantly expressed the essence of Mozart's brilliant art. Indeed, we will probably not find such a combination of classical perfection with the boldness of thought, such an infinity of individual decisions on the basis of clear and precise laws of composition, probably from any of the creators of musical art. The world of Mozart's music appears to be sunny, clear and incomprehensibly mysterious, simple and immensely complex, deeply human and universal, cosmic.

V.A. Mozart was born into the family of Leopold Mozart, violinist and composer at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. Brilliant giftedness allowed Mozart to compose music from the age of four already, very quickly master the art of playing the clavier, violin, organ. Father skillfully supervised the activities of his son. In the years 1762-71. he undertook touring trips during which many European yards became acquainted with the art of his children (the elder sister Wolfgang was a gifted keyboard player, he sang, conducted, masterfully played various instruments and improvised), which was admired everywhere. At the age of 14, Mozart was awarded the papal Order of the Golden Spur, was elected a member of the Philharmonic Academy in Bologna.

On trips, Wolfgang got acquainted with the music of different countries, mastering the genres characteristic of the era. Thus, acquaintance with I.K. Bach, who lived in London, brings to life the first symphonies (1764), in Vienna (1768) he receives orders for operas in the genre of the Italian opera-buffa ("Pretended Simpleton") and the German singspiel (" Bastien and Bastienna ”; a year earlier, the school opera (Latin comedy)“ Apollon and Hyacinth ”was staged at the University of Salzburg. It was especially fruitful to stay in Italy, where Mozart is perfected in counterpoint (polyphony) by J. B. Martini (Bologna), in Milan, the opera seria Mithridates, King of Pontus (1770), and in 1771, the opera Lucius Sulla.

A brilliant young man was less interested in patrons of art than a miracle child, and L. Mozart could not find a place for him in any capital European court. I had to return to Salzburg to fulfill the duties of a court accompanist. Mozart’s creative aspirations were now limited to orders for the compilation of sacred music, as well as entertaining plays - divertissements, cassations, serenades (i.e. suites with dance parts for various instrumental compositions that sounded not only at court evenings, but also on the streets, in Austrian houses citizens). Mozart subsequently continued his work in this area in Vienna, where he created his most famous work of this kind - The Little Night Serenade (1787), a peculiar miniature symphony full of humor and grace. Mozart writes and concerts for violin and orchestra, clavier and violin sonatas, etc. One of the peaks of music of this period is Symphony in G minor No. 25, which reflected the rebellious “Werther” moods typical of the era, similar in spirit to the literary movement “Storms and Onslaught” .

Languishing in the provincial Salzburg, where he was held back by the despotic claims of the archbishop, Mozart makes failed attempts to settle in Munich, Mannheim, Paris. Trips to these cities (1777-79), however, brought a lot of emotional (first love - to the singer Aloysia Weber, the death of her mother) and artistic impressions, which were reflected, in particular, in clavier sonatas (in A minor, in A major with variations and Rondo alla turca), in the Concert Symphony for violin and viola with orchestra, etc. Separate opera performances (Scipio's Dream - 1772, Shepherd King - 1775, both in Salzburg; Imaginary Gardener - 1775, Munich) did not satisfy the aspirations Mozart to regular contact with the opera house. The production of the opera-seria “Idomen, King of Cretan” (Munich, 1781) revealed the full maturity of Mozart the artist and man, his courage and independence in matters of life and work. Arriving from Munich to Vienna, where the archbishop went to the coronation celebrations, Mozart broke up with him, refusing to return to Salzburg.

Mozart’s great Viennese debut was the abduction from the seraglio (1782, Burgtheater), followed by the premiere of his marriage to Konstanz Weber (the younger sister of Aloysia). However (later opera orders were received not so often. The court poet L. Da Ponte contributed to the production of operas written on his libretto on the stage of the Burgtheater: two central works of Mozart - “The Weddings of Figaro” (1786) and “Don Juan” (1788), and also the opera buffa “Everybody Does It” (1790), a one-act comedy with music “Director of the Theater” (1786) was also staged in Schönbrunn (the summer residence of the courtyard).

The first years in Vienna, Mozart often performs, creating concerts for clavier and orchestra for his "academies" (concerts organized by subscription among patrons). Of exceptional importance for the composer's work was the study of the works of I.S. Bach (as well as G.F. Handel, F.E. Bach), directing his artistic interests to the field of polyphony, which gave a new depth and seriousness to his designs. This was very clearly manifested in Fantasy and Sonata in C Minor (1784-85), in six string quartets dedicated to I. Haydn, with which Mozart was connected by a great human and creative friendship. The deeper Mozart's music penetrated the secrets of human life, the more individual the appearance of his works became, the less success they enjoyed in Vienna (the position of court chamber musician received in 1787 obliged him only to create dances for masquerades).

The composer found much more understanding in Prague, where “The Figaro Wedding” was staged, and soon the premiere of “Don Giovanni” written for this city was premiered (in 1791, Mozart staged another opera in Prague - “The Charity of Titus”) , most clearly delineating the role of the tragic theme in the work of Mozart. The Prague Symphony in D major (1787) and the last three symphonies (No. 39 in E Flat Major, No. 40 in G Minor, No. 41 in C Major - “Jupiter”; summer 1788), which gave an unusually bright and full, were marked with the same courage and novelty. a picture of the ideas and feelings of his era and paved the way for symphonism of the XIX century. Of the three symphonies of 1788, only the G minor symphony was performed once in Vienna. The last immortal creations of Mozart's genius were the opera The Magic Flute - a hymn to light and reason (1791, the Theater in Vienna's suburbs) - and the mournful majestic Requiem, not completed by the composer.

The sudden death of Mozart, whose health was probably undermined by the prolonged overstrain of creative forces and the difficult conditions of the last years of his life, the mysterious circumstances of the requiem order (as it turned out, an anonymous order belonged to a certain Count F. Walzag-Stuppach, who intended to pass it off as his work), burial in a common grave - all this gave rise to the spread of legends about the poisoning of Mozart (see, for example, the tragedy of Pushkin "Mozart and Salieri"), which did not receive any confirmation. For many subsequent generations, Mozart’s work became the personification of music in general, its ability to recreate all aspects of human life, presenting them in a beautiful and perfect harmony, filled, however, with internal contrasts and contradictions. The art world of Mozart's music seems to be populated by many diverse characters, multifaceted human characters. It reflected one of the main features of the era, the culmination of which was the Great French Revolution of 1789 - a vital beginning (images of Figaro, Don Giovanni, the symphony "Jupiter", etc.). The affirmation of the human personality, the activity of the spirit is also associated with the discovery of the richest emotional world - the diversity of its internal shades and details makes Mozart the forerunner of romantic art.

The comprehensive nature of Mozart's music, covering all genres of the era (except for the already mentioned ones - the ballet "Trinkets" - 1778, Paris; music for theatrical productions, dances, songs, including "Violet" at the station of I. Goethe, masses , motets, cantatas and other choral works, chamber ensembles of various compositions, concerts for wind instruments with an orchestra, a concert for flute and harp with an orchestra, etc.) and which gave them classical samples, is largely due to the huge role played in it the interaction of schools, styles, eras and musical genres.

Embodying the characteristic features of the Viennese classical school, Mozart summarized the experience of Italian, French, German culture, folk and professional theater, various opera genres, etc. His work reflected social and psychological conflicts born of the pre-revolutionary atmosphere in France (the libretto “Figaro’s Weddings "Is written according to the modern play by P. Beaumarchais," Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro "), the rebellious and sensitive spirit of German zurmestrism (" Storms and Onslaught "), a complex and eternal problem of the contradiction between human daring and moral retribution (" Don Juan ").

The individual appearance of the Mozartian work is composed of many intonations and developmental techniques typical of that era, uniquely connected and heard by the great creator. His instrumental compositions were influenced by opera, features of symphonic development penetrated into opera and mass, a symphony (for example, Symphony in G minor - a kind of story about the life of the human soul) can be endowed with the detail inherent in chamber music, a concert with the significance of a symphony, etc. The genre canons of the Italian opera buffa in The Wedding of Figaro are flexible in submitting to the creation of a comedy of realistic characters with a clear lyrical accent. The name Fun Drama is a completely individual solution to the musical drama in Don Giovanni, imbued with Shakespearean contrasts of the comedic and exaltedly tragic.

One of the clearest examples of Mozart's artistic synthesis is The Magic Flute. Under the cover of a fairy tale with an intricate plot (many sources were used in the librarian of E. Schikanedera), the utopian ideas of wisdom, kindness and universal justice, characteristic of the Enlightenment, are hidden (the influence of Freemasonry also affected - Mozart was a member of the “Brotherhood of Free Masons”). Papageno’s “man-bird” arias in the spirit of folk songs alternate with strict choral tunes in the part of the wise Zorastro, soulful lyrics of the arias of lovers Tamino and Pamina - with the colorings of the Queen of the Night, almost parodying the virtuoso singing in the Italian opera, a combination of arias and ensembles with conversational dialogues ( in the Singspiel tradition) is replaced by a cross-cutting development in the unfolded finals. All this is also united by the “magical” instrumentation mastery of the sound of the Mozart Orchestra, (with solo flute and bells). The versatility of Mozart's music allowed her to become the ideal of art for Pushkin and Glinka, Chopin and Tchaikovsky, Bizet and Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

E. Tsareva

His first teacher and mentor was his father, Leopold Mozart, assistant bandmaster at the court of the Salzburg archbishop. In 1762, his father represents Wolfgang, still a very young performer, and his sister Nunnerl to the courts of Munich and Vienna: the children play keyboards, violin and sing, and Wolfgang also improvises. In 1763, they took a long tour of South and East Germany, Belgium, Holland, Southern France, Switzerland all the way to England; twice they were in Paris. In London, acquaintance with Abel, I.K. Bach, as well as singers Tenducci and Manzuoli. At twelve, Mozart composed the operas Imaginary Cowgirl and Bastien and Bastienne. In Salzburg, appointed as accompanist. In 1769, 1771 and 1772 he visited Italy, where he received recognition, staged his operas on the stage and engaged in systematic education. In 1777, in the company of his mother, he made a trip to Munich, Mannheim (where he falls in love with singer Aloysia Weber) and Paris (where his mother dies). Settles out in Vienna and in 1782 marries Constance Weber, sister of Aloysia. In the same year, his opera "Abduction from the Seraglio" awaits great success. He creates works of various genres, showing amazing versatility, becomes a court composer (without any responsibilities) and hopes after the death of Gluck to get the position of second bandmaster of the Royal Chapel (the first was Salieri). Despite the fame, especially of the opera composer, Mozart’s hopes did not come true, including because of gossip about his behavior. Leaves unfinished Requiem. Respect for aristocratic conventions and traditions, both religious and secular, was combined by Mozart with a sense of responsibility and inner dynamism, which forced some to consider him as a conscious predecessor of romanticism, while for others it remains an incomparable end to a refined and intelligent age, respectfully related to the rules and canons. In any case, it was from a constant encounter with various musical and moral clichés of that time that this pure, gentle, imperishable beauty of Mozart’s music was born, in which there is so mysteriously that feverish, crafty, tremulous that is called “demonic”. Thanks to the harmonious use of these qualities, the Austrian master - a true miracle of music - overcame all the difficulties of composition with knowledge of the matter, which A. Einstein truly calls "somnambulistic", creating a huge number of works that surged from under his pen, both under pressure from customers and as a result of immediate internal impulses. He acted with the speed and self-control of a man of modern times, although he remained an eternal child, alien to any cultural phenomena not related to music, completely facing the outside world and at the same time capable of amazing penetration into the depths of psychology and thought.

An incomparable expert on the human soul, especially the female one (conveying equally her grace and duality), shrewdly ridiculing vices, dreaming of an ideal world, easily passing from the deepest sorrow to the greatest joy, pious singer of passions and sacraments - be these last Catholic or Masonic - Mozart is still fascinating as a person, remaining the pinnacle of music in the modern sense. As a musician, he synthesized all the achievements of the past, perfecting all musical genres and surpassing almost all his predecessors with a perfect combination of the northern and Latin sentiment. To streamline the musical heritage of Mozart, it was necessary to publish in 1862 a voluminous catalog, subsequently updated and corrected, which bears the name of its composer L. von Köchel.

Such creative productivity - not so rare, however, in European music - was not only the result of innate abilities (they say that he wrote music with the same ease and ease as letters): within the short time allotted to him by fate and marked sometimes inexplicable qualitative leaps, it was developed through communication with various teachers, allowing to overcome the crisis periods of the development of mastery. Of the musicians who had a direct influence on him, it should be mentioned (in addition to his father, Italian predecessors and contemporaries, as well as D. von Dittersdorf and I. A. Hasse) I. Schobert, K. F. Abel (in Paris and London), both sons of Bach, Philip Emanuel, and especially Johann Christian, who was a model of a combination of "gallant" and "learned" styles in large instrumental forms, as well as in arias and opera-series, K.V. Gluck - with regard to theater, despite the significant difference in the creative attitudes of Michael Haydn, an excellent counterpoint painter, brother of the great Joseph, who in turn showed Mozart how to achieve convincing expression, simplicity, ease and flexibility of dialogue, without giving up the techniques of the most complex technique. Fundamental were his trips to Paris and London, to Mannheim (where he listened to the famous orchestra conducted by Stamitz, the first and most advanced ensemble in Europe). We also point out the surroundings of Baron von Sviten in Vienna, where Mozart studied and appreciated the music of Bach and Handel; finally, we note the trips to Italy, where he met with famous singers and musicians (Sammartini, Piccini, Manfredini) and where in Bologna he held a rigorous style counterpoint exam in Bologna (not really very good, to tell the truth).

Portrait of 1819
Barbara craft

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born January 27, 1756. The city of Salzburg is considered the homeland of Amadeus Mozart, and the entire Mozart family belonged to the kind of musicians. Full name - Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In the life of Amadeus, the talent for the musician's creativity was discovered in deep childhood. Mozart’s father tried to teach him how to play various musical instruments, including an organ.
In 1762, a member of the Amadeus Mozart family migrated to Munich. While in Vienna, large-scale concerts of the Mozart family are played, namely, Mozart’s sister, Anna Maria. After a series of concerts, the family travels further, visiting cities where Mozart's musical works impress listeners with their unsurpassed mastery.
The debut edition of the works of Wolfgang Mozart is considered the Paris publication.
In the subsequent period of his life, namely, 70-74 years, Mozart permanently lives, creates and works in Italy. It was this country that became fateful for Mozart - there he is for the very first time staging his symphonies, which enjoy stunning success among the high public.
It is worth noting that already at the age of 17 years, the musician’s diverse repertoire contained at least 40 large-scale works.
In the period 75-80 years. In the 18th century, Amadeus’s zealous and continuous creative activity replenishes the volumes of his works with additional variations of famous compositions. After Mozart took up the post of court organist, which happened in '79, the works of Mozart, especially operas, as well as symphonies, begin to include more and more new and professional techniques.
Significantly on the creative activity of Amadeus Mozart was influenced by his personal life, namely, the fact that Constance Weber became his wife. The romantic relationship of those times was reflected in the opera "Abduction from Seral".
Some works of the great composer remained unfinished. This can only happen because of the difficult financial situation of the family, because of which Mozart was more forced to devote all his free time to small part-time jobs in order to somehow survive.
The following years of Mozart's creative activity are striking in their fruitfulness in tandem with skill. The works of Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart are staged in big cities, his concerts simply do not stop.
In '89, Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart received a very interesting offer - to become the head of the Berlin court chapel. But, for unknown reasons, Mozart does not accept this proposal, further exacerbating the financial situation, introducing himself not only into poverty, but also in need.
However, having a strong and strong-willed character, Amadeus Mozart does not give up and continues to create and not without success. The operas of that time are given to Mozart without any difficulty and quickly enough, but, despite this, qualitatively, professionally and expressively.
Unfortunately, from the end of October 1791, the great music creator Amadeus Mozart became very painful, and as a consequence, completely stopped getting out of bed. A month later, on December 5, 1791, the great musician died of a fever. He was buried in Vienna, at the "St. Mark" cemetery.

On January 27, 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. He was born in the beautiful city of Salzburg. The boy appeared to have a talent for music when he was little. Then my father taught me to play the violin and organ.

By the age of seventeen, he had already traveled enough cities in Europe and on his account had more than 17 works.

Musical creativity

From 1775 to 1780, Mozart worked fruitfully. His works are beginning to be in great demand.

Having married Constance, he slightly changed the sound of his compositions. This is evidenced by the opera "Abduction from Seral". She wholly and completely blows the spirit of romance.

Some of the works remained incomplete, as the difficult financial situation forced him to earn extra money, rather than write works. He gave private performances in narrow aristocratic circles.

At the peak of his popularity, Mozart writes his famous operas.

Mozart is offered to lead the chapel in Vienna in 1789, but he refuses, which in turn exacerbates his financial disadvantage.

The last days

Mozart in November 1791 was seriously ill, so much so that he could not get out of bed. He died on December 5, 1791. The exact cause of death remains a mystery, even today. He was buried in Austria - the city of Vienna.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a vivid representative of the Vienna Classical School. He masterfully mastered various musical forms of his time, had a unique ear and a rare talent as an improviser. In a word, a genius. And around the life and death of a genius there are usually a lot of rumors and speculations. The composer passed away at the age of thirty-five. His early death was the subject of controversy, formed the basis of plots of literary works. How did Mozart die? What caused his sudden death? And where is Mozart buried?

The composer, whose biography has been of interest to researchers around the world for more than two centuries, died in 1791. Biographies of prominent people decided to start from birth. But Mozart’s biography is so vast that any of the periods deserves close attention. This article will focus primarily on how Mozart died. There is a lot of speculation. But according to the official version, the cause of death was a long illness. But before proceeding with the description of Mozart's last days, his biography should be briefly described.

Childhood

Where was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born? The childhood city of the youth of the great musician is Salzburg. Amadeus's father was a violinist. Leopold Mozart dedicated his life to children. He did everything so that his daughter and son received a worthy musical education. It is musical. From an early age, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose biography is presented in our article, as well as his older sister Nannerl, showed unique abilities.

Leopold began teaching his daughter to play the harpsichord quite early. Wolfgang was completely small at that time. But he followed his sister's lessons and repeated individual passages from musical works. Then Leopold decided that his son must certainly become a composer. Wolfgang, like his Nunnerl, began to speak very early. The audience was bewitched by the game of geeks.

Youth and the beginning of creativity

Since 1781, the hero of this article lived in Vienna. Haydn is a classic. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, along with these great musicians, created works that would never be forgotten. He managed to achieve such heights not only thanks to his innate talent, but also to perseverance, hard work.

How old was Mozart? The composer was only thirty-five. And ten years before his death, he settled in Vienna. During this short period of time, Wolfgang turned from a little-known musician into

The house belonged to Weber, whose family had three unmarried daughters. One of them is Wolfgang's future wife, Constance. In the same year, when he first crossed the threshold of the Weber house, he began to create the opera "Abduction from Seral". The work was approved by the Viennese public, but the name of Mozart still had no weight in musical circles.

Glory

Mozart soon married Constance Weber. After the wedding, his relationship with his father went wrong. Mozart Sr. until the last days was hostile to his daughter-in-law. The peak of Wolfgang's fame falls in the mid-eighties. A few years before his death, he begins to receive huge fees. Mozarts move to a luxurious apartment, hire a maid and purchase a piano for the money crazy at that time. The musician makes friends with Haydn, who once even gives a collection of his works.

In February 1785, a piano concerto in D minor was presented to the public. "Why did the great Mozart die in poverty?" - sometimes you can hear such a question. What is the basis for the opinion about the financial disadvantage of the pianist and composer? Indeed, in the mid-eighties, Mozart was at the peak of his fame. He was one of the wealthiest musicians in Vienna in 1787. Four years before his death, he sent his son to a very expensive and prestigious educational institution. And in the same year, the great pianist entered the Masonic lodge. But in recent years, the composer has staggered somewhat. However, it was still far from poverty.

Financial difficulties

In 1789, Wolfgang's wife fell ill. He was forced to send her to a medical resort, which shook his financial situation. A few months later, Constance went on the mend. By that time, the Marriage of Figaro was already a considerable success. Mozart began writing works for the theater. He had written operas before. But his early works were not successful.

The last year of life for Mozart was very fruitful. He wrote a symphony in G Minor, received the position of bandmaster. And finally, he began working on Requiem. This was ordered by a stranger who wanted to honor the memory of his wife.

Requiem

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose biography is surprisingly eventful, despite his early death, has written countless works. He had many students, he received during his life quite good fees from the publication of his writings. Shortly before his death, he began to create his latest work - Requiem. The work so captured him that he stopped accepting students. Moreover, his well-being suddenly began to deteriorate every day.

About how Mozart died, it was told years later by relatives, witnesses of the death of the great composer. Among them was the son of a musician. According to the memoirs of loved ones, Mozart suddenly became so ill that he had to call a doctor. And not some, but the best in Vienna. Indeed, the healer helped the musician. However, the improvement did not last long. Soon, Mozart came down completely.

Acute pro-fever

According to the recollections of Sophie Weber, the sister-in-law of the musician, after his condition worsened, his relatives decided to call another doctor. Mozart's cause of death is controversial, because his symptoms were so unusual that they did not allow doctors to come to a consensus on the diagnosis.

In recent weeks, the composer’s hearing has intensified. He suffered from unbearable pain, even from the touch of his body on clothes. Mozart weakened every day. And, in addition, his condition worsened due to imperfect methods of medicine. The patient was regularly given blood: this therapeutic technique at that time was considered universal. The cause of Mozart’s death, perhaps, would have been established if he had lived in the 21st century. In the eighteenth century, treatment methods were, to put it mildly, ineffective. In the death certificate of a genius stood: acute prosovidny fever.

At that time, a good part of the Viennese population suffered from this disease. Doctors did not know how to treat it. Therefore, one of the doctors, visiting a dying man, concluded: he can no longer be saved.

General weakening of the body

Mozart’s life and work is the theme of many books, feature films and documentaries. His rare gift was discovered at an early age. But besides unique abilities, Mozart, contrary to the generally accepted opinion, is an extraordinary hard work. Much has been said today about how Mozart died. There is a version that the great musician was poisoned by an envious Salieri. But contemporaries of the composer thought differently.

After Mozart’s death, some doctors claimed to have died of a serious infectious disease. His body could not fight as a result of general weakness. And Mozart was weakened physically as a result of many years of work without a break and rest.

Over the years, it has become increasingly difficult for researchers to establish a diagnosis of a musician. There are a lot of controversy in the recordings of Sophie Weber and other relatives. It was these circumstances that gave rise to a lot of versions about the death of Amadeus Mozart. Let's consider each of them.

Salieri

The version that Mozart died at the hands of an envious is the most common. And it was she who laid the foundation for the tragedy of Pushkin. According to this version, Mozart's life and work were surrounded by idleness. Nature supposedly endowed the musician with such a talent that no effort was required. All Mozart succeeded effortlessly, easily. But Salieri, on the contrary, with all his efforts was not able to achieve a miserable share of what Mozart could do.

Pushkin's work is based on fiction. But many readers today do not distinguish the author’s fantasies from confirmed facts. Pushkin’s heroes argue that genius and evil are incompatible concepts. In the work of the Russian writer, Salieri interferes with Mozart's poison, because he does not agree with him. He believes that he sacrifices an idle but gifted composer to art.

The opinion that Salieri is a murderer is considered one of the versions also because at the beginning of the nineteenth century his confession was found in one of the church archives, in which he confessed and repented of his deed. There are no confirmed facts that this document really existed. However, even today, many admirers of Mozart’s work are sure that the genius was the victim of the envy of the “colleague”.

Constance

There is another version about poisoning. Her adherents believe that Mozart sent his wife to the next world. And one of the musician’s students helped her in this. If you believe the rumors, the passionate romance of Constance and Zyusmayr was accompanied by a showdown and extremely emotional reconciliation. The lover of the wife of Mozart was a very ambitious person, if not a careerist. And he could have entered into a love affair with Constance solely in order to plague his great teacher. But why did Zyuzmayr need to get rid of Mozart? What would his death give him?

In addition, this version is less plausible due to the fact that after the death of the musician, his diary was preserved. And he is a testament to the deepest devotion and love that reigned in the Mozart family.

Ritual murder

And finally, the latest version. If we take into account only those that speak of violent death, then this is perhaps the most believable. As already mentioned, the great musician was in the Masonic lodge. Masons, as a rule, help their "brothers." But they did not help Mozart when he was in dire financial difficulty. They even ignored the death of the composer, without canceling the next meeting as a sign of mourning.

Some researchers believe that the reason for the murder was the intention of Mozart to create his box. In one of the latest works - “The Magic Flute” - Masonic symbolism is used. To demonstrate something like this to the uninitiated was not accepted. Perhaps Mozart was killed by his Freemason brothers.

Burial

Where Mozart is buried is known. At the cemetery of St. Mark. The date of the burial remains controversial. According to the official version - December 6th. It is widely believed that Mozart was buried in a mass grave intended for the poor. But, according to historians, the burial took place in the third category. It was not the beggar’s funeral, but also the magnificent farewell ceremony of the great composer, pianist, and teacher. As often happens, the true glory to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came after his death.