Leopold Mozart
Johann Georg Leopold Mozart (November 14, 1719 – May 28, 1787) was a German composer, violinist, and 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).
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Leopold Mozart, about 1765. Portrait in oils attributed to Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni. | |
| Born | Johann Georg Leopold Mozart November 14, 1719 |
| Died | May 28, 1787 (aged 67) |
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| Notable work | Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (1756) |
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| Children | 7, among which: Maria Anna "Nannerl" and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Family | Mozart family |
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