What Did Mozart Play?
Mozartīs piano, above, made in 1780 by Anton Walter.
Trivia
- Mozart presented his first public recital at age five.
- Mozart said his best musical ideas came to him when "travelling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep."
- Mozart was a member of a freemasonīs lodge in Vienna, and achieved itīs highest rank.
- Mozart played in a string quartet that also included Haydn, Johann Vanhal, and Karl Dittersdorf.
- Mozartīs father Leopold was a well-known violin teacher/scholar ,and Mozart learned the violin from him.
- Mozart loved to play Billiards, and would sometimes play all night, composing symphonies as he played.
- Mozart had a pet Starling who he taught to sing some of his works! He also had a dog named Trickster, but he just called her "Sugar".
