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NEWS ABOUT: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stories: 8 news summaries

 Strep Throat 
 Likely Killed 
 Mozart 


'Minor epidemic' hit Vienna

Aug 18, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some have speculated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died of eating undercooked pork; others have said he was poisoned. Now researchers believe he may have died of strep throat, Reuters reports. There was a “minor epidemic” of strep in Vienna when Mozart died, and findings suggest “Mozart was one of... More »

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(Newser) - Two pieces by a 7- or 8-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart went undiscovered for more than a century because they were written in his father Leopold’s hand, the New York Times reports. Austrian researchers have disclosed new details about the works after announcing the finding in July: The music consists... More »

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music • classical music • discoveries • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • prodigy


 2 New 
 Mozart 
 Pieces 
 Found 

Two piano pieces surface in Austria

Jul 23, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two pieces of music found in the vaults of the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria, have been confirmed as the work of Mozart himself, the BBC reports. The compositions are for solo piano, but other details are being kept under wraps until a formal announcement next month, said a... More »

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music • classical music • piano • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

'Beckham of Classical Music' Is Hit on Charts, With Ladies

David Garrett loves Metallica, sets world records

Jul 16, 09 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - He covers Michael Jackson songs, and considers Mozart and Metallica equally influential—David Garrett is not your average classically trained violinist, but perhaps that’s why his self-titled debut has sat atop the classical crossover charts for three weeks. The German-born 28-year-old—who modeled on the side during his time... More »

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entertainment • classical music • violin • David Beckham • Michael Jackson • Metallica • Stradivarius violin • David Garrett • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Jay-ZTV

 Austria Scraps Plans to Make von Trapp Villa a Tourist Trap

City blocks plans to turn Salzburg villa into a hotel

Dec 4, 08 7:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Fans of The Sound of the Music won't be able to stay at the von Trapp family villa in Austria now that authorities have blocked a plan to turn the villa into a hotel. An astonishing 40% of overnight stays in Salzburg are booked by Sound of Music fans. But... More »

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hotel • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • The Sound of Music • von Trapp • Julie Andrews • Heinrich Himmler • Salzburg

 New Mozart Score 
 Surfaces in France 

Melodic sketch was part of a collection given to a Nantes library in early 1800s

Sep 18, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A single-page musical score located in a French library has been confirmed as a Mozart original, the Telegraph reports. “Mozart's handwriting is clearly identifiable,” an expert said. “There's no doubt that this is an original piece handwritten by Mozart.” The notation is for a melody only,... More »

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France • classical music • Austria • score • Vienna • authenticity • discovery • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Nantes • library

 Mozart Helps Snap
 Saudi Taboos 

Mixed-gender concert signals opening to outside world

May 3, 08 9:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mozart hasn't challenged cultural taboos for more than 200 years, but last night he caused quite a stir in Saudi Arabia. A German-based quartet gave the nation its first public classical concert where men were allowed to hear Mozart and sit next to, gasp, women. "The concert is a... More »

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Saudi Arabia • classical music • concert • Muslim women • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 Heal Me, Amadeus! 

Docs credit "Mozart effect" with improving epilepsy

Mar 18, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A British patient's epilepsy showed remarkable improvement after he started listening to 45 minutes of Mozart daily, the Independent reports. And while research is still sparse on the music's effect on epilepsy, some doctors speculate that his complex melodies stimulate the brain in a way other composers' works don't. "... More »

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health • classical music • brain • epilepsy • neurology • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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