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Who Killed Mozart

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The Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart At the young age of 35, world renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, died in Vienna. With mysterious symptoms and uncommon post-mortem characteristics, no one can be for sure what struck this magnificent composer down. Medical science was not what they are today and burial practices at the time did not give much opportunity for investigation. Many rumors surround his death ranging from murder or disease to something as innocent as a pork chop. What really killed Mozart? Mozart was known for his musical capabilities at a young age. He wrote his first full opera at the age of 4 and was deemed a “Child Prodigy”. His father Leopold, was very supportive of his son’s music ability and provided him the opportunity …show more content…

This theory is suggested in Amadeus when Salieri commissions the piece from Mozart and urges him to finish it whilst on his death bed. However, what motive would Salieri have to kill off the greatest composer of his time? Salieri was economically successful being the court composer for the Austrian King at the time. He was well-liked and respected as a Composer during his time. However, Salieri was very jealous of how natural this talent came to Mozart. Amadeus did a great job at portraying this jealously, as they showed the emotional build up that definitely could lead to a poisoning. Salieri, on top of being jealous of him, was also with him when Mozart was on his death bed and was one of the last people Mozart saw before he died. This could also be the reason Salieri was not afraid to be near Mozart in his fever. Salieri may have known he could not contract this “Mysterious Illness”. To further this claim, Salieri, in his old age, even confessed to the Murder of Mozart twice. How credible this is we do not know as Salieri unfortunately suffered from dementia. Where this theory falls flat is the motive. Many believe the jealousy Salieri had was not enough to commit such a

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