Who was Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart?

Background review
Where did Mozart work in 1780?

Why was Mozart eager to leave Salzburg?

What opera did Mozart write in Munich?

What result did Mozart achieve with his opera?

Why couldn’t Mozart stay in Munich, although he wanted to?

Why did Mozart decide to stop working for Archbishop Colloredo?

Who did Mozart fall in love with?

How did Leopold react on Mozart’s plan to marry?

What happened in 1782?

What was Mozart’s family life like?

How did Mozart solve his financial problems?

What was Constanze’s character like?

What was Mozart’s lifestyle?

How many children did Wolfgang and Constanze have?

Who was Franz Joseph Haydn?

What did Haydn think of Mozart after hearing him play?

What job did Mozart get in 1787?

What famous operas did Mozart write during this time?

What do many people think of this period of Mozart’s life?

Chapter 6
 Active
vocabulary
• to struggle to do something
• to lose interest in something
• to have the chance to do something
• requiem
• to become hard for someone to do something
• to remain unfinished
• to be grief-stricken
• to mark the spot
• to bring joy to someone
 Questions

1. What problems did Mozart have at the end of his life?

2. When did Mozart’s father die?
3. Why are there no corrections for Mozart’s music in our time?
4. What strange thing happened in July 1791?
5. What is a requiem?
6. When and at what age did Mozart die?
7. How did Constanze deal with the death of her husband?
8. Why do we not know the exact spot where Mozart was buried?
9. How did people honor the memory of Mozart?
10. How many pieces of music has Mozart written in his short life?
Critical thinking

1. In your opinion, why did Mozart die at such a young

age?

2. In your opinion, why is Mozart considered one of the

greatest composers in the history of mankind?

3. How do you understand the phrase “With his music

Mozart will live forever” ?
Homework

• review the active vocabulary

• write a plot summary of chapter 6 using all words from

active vocabulary lists
Write 6 words describing the main character

Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart?
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Setting Characters

Problems Solutions

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