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The years in the article seem coinciding with the Revolution in France. Where was Mozart during the revolution, and what did he do during it? Wikipedia seems si
by billfruit 6y ago
The years in the article seem coinciding with the Revolution in France. Where was Mozart during the revolution, and what did he do during it? Wikipedia seems silent on this matter.
- peter303 6y agoMozart occasionally received commissions from Maries brother, the Emperor Joseph. Beethoven also. Joseph appears in the play Amadeus.
- tgv 6y agoHe was in Vienna during the last years of his life, busy and in bad health, I believe. There's only a superficial connection to the French revolution, AFAIK: in 1786, Mozart set Figaro's Wedding to music, of which Wikipedia writes "The play's denunciation of aristocratic privilege has been characterised as foreshadowing the French Revolution".
- microtherion 6y agoYes, Mozart died in late 1791, which was in a relatively early phase of the revolution (At the time of his death, the French King was technically still in power).
- prvc 6y agoAs a young man, he went to France with his mother. The trip did not turn out well, as he was met with a very cold reception there, also his mother died. He did not return. He also got on rather well with and even once gave an impertinent kiss to Marie Antoinette when they were children.