Who was Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart?

Background review
When did the family leave Salzburg?

Which cities did the family visit on their trip?

Who did Wolfie and Nannerl play for?

What health problems did Mozart have?

How was the attitude of rich and noble people towards the family?

How did an artist manage to keep Wolfie and Nannerl still?

What famous composer’s son became Mozart’s friend?

What country did Mozart visit next?

Under what circumstances did Mozart compose his first symphony?

What is a symphony?

What sickness did Mozart catch on the way home?

What did Leopold decide after returning home?

What plan did the father have for Wolfie?

What is an opera?

At what age did Mozart write his first opera?

What result did Mozart achieve with his first opera?

Where did Wolfie and his father travel from 1769 to 1773?

How did Mozart manage to write down Allegri’s Miserere?

How many music pieces did Mozart compose from 1766 to 1773?

What hobby did Mozart have besides music?

What happened in 1778?

When did Mozart return to Salzburg?

Chapter 4
 Active
vocabulary
• to be asked to do something
• to be eager to do something
• to be based on something
• enthusiastic reception of something
• to have no steady salary
• to remain cold and disapproving
• set up housekeeping
• to say farewell to something
 Questions
1. Where did Mozart work in 1780?
2. Why was Mozart eager to leave Salzburg?
3. What opera did Mozart write in Munich?
4. What result did Mozart achieve with his opera?
5. Why couldn’t Mozart stay in Munich, although he wanted to?
6. Why did Mozart decide to stop working for Archbishop Colloredo?
7. Who did Mozart fall in love with?
8. How did Leopold react on Mozart’s plan to marry?
9. What happened in 1782?
Chapter 5
 Active
vocabulary
• to make ends meet
• run out of something
• extravagant life
• cost a great deal of money
• receive a visit
• to value something
• to date from a time
• to be thrilled by something
• to express gratitude
• to be productive
 Questions
1. What was Mozart’s family life like?
2. How did Mozart solve his financial problems?
3. What was Constanze’s character like?
4. What was Mozart’s lifestyle?
5. How many children did Wolfgang and Constanze have?
6. Who was Franz Joseph Haydn?
7. What did Haydn think of Mozart after hearing him play?
8. What job did Mozart get in 1787?
9. What famous operas did Mozart write during this time?
10. What do many people think of this period of Mozart’s life?
Critical thinking

1. In your opinion, why did Mozart want to leave Salzburg?

2. In your opinion, why did Mozart’s father not approve of

his plan to marry?

3. In your opinion, why do people consider the period from

1787 to 1790 the most productive in Mozart’s life?
Homework

• review the active vocabulary

• write a plot summary of chapter 4 and 5 using all words

from active vocabulary lists

• read chapter 6 of the book Who was Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart and prepare for the discussion