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 | | Born on the 27th of January 1756, in Salzburg, and baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, he was educated by his father, Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787), who was concertmaster in the court orchestra of the archbishop of Salzburg and a celebrated violinist, composer, and author. |
 | | In 1769 Mozart was appointed concertmaster to the archbishop of Salzburg, and later in the same year, at La Scala (Milan, Italy), he was made a chevalier of the Order of the Golden Spur by the pope; he also composed his first German operetta, "Bastien Und Bastienne". |
 | | Mozart's appointment at Salzburg proved to be largely honorary; it allowed ample time for a prodigious musical output, but afforded little financial security. |
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