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Leopold Mozart

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German composer (1719–1787)

About Leopold Mozart

Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (14 November 1719 – 28 May 1787) was a German composer, violinist, and music theorist. He is best known today as the father and teacher of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and for his violin textbook Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (1756).

Quick facts

Known for
Jagdsinfonie, Trumpet Concertos, William Boyce: Symphonies nos. 1–8 / Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony
Born
1719-11-14
Died
1787-05-28
Artist type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Augsburg
Associated area
Germany
Active period
1719-11-14 – 1787-05-28
MusicBrainz description
composer
Genres
classical, classical period
Music tags
austrian, classical, classical period, composer, european, german, german composer
ISNI
0000000108627391

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