Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) and Anna Maria Pertl. Being the seventh and last child of

his parents, only he and their fourth child, Maria Anna, survived. Mozart was actually

christened as "Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus," but later adopted the Latin

term for Theophilus, "Amadeus," as his name of choice. He was named after St. John

Chrysostom (whose feast day was on January 27), his maternal grandfather Wolfgangus,

and Joannes Theophilus Pergmayr, his godfather. During his childhood, Mozart would

become an extraordinary musician, displaying his talents through extended travels all

around Europe. This would pave the way toward making him one of the greatest

Mozart's father, Leopold, was a successful composer and violinist, serving as

assistant concert master at the Salzburg Court. The year Mozart was born, Leopold

published a highly celebrated treatise on violin playing that soon became a standard work

on the subject, but beyond this, he dropped all other priorities to educate young Mozart

during his formative years, in not only music, but also math, reading, writing, literature,

country, he studied counterpoint with Giovanni Battista Martini, and wrote La Finta

Mozart, deputy Kapellmeister here, with his wife and two children, a boy aged ten

in Salzburg, May 1, 1769. With the Italian style, he could write much more freely than at

With his family by his side, and Leopold always ready and willing to help him in

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