Mozart

[moht-sahrt]

noun

1. Wolfgang Amadeus 1756–91, Austrian composer.

Mozart

/ ˈməʊtsɑːt /

noun

1. Wolfgang Amadeus (ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeːʊs). 1756–91, Austrian composer. A child prodigy and prolific genius, his works include operas, such as The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and The Magic Flute (1791), symphonies, concertos for piano, violin, clarinet, and French horn, string quartets and quintets, sonatas, songs, and Masses, such as the unfinished Requiem (1791)

Other Word Forms

• Mozartean adjective
• Mozartian adjective

Example Sentences

"He was one of the greatest Mozart tenors in the world. From La Scala to the Met and Covent Garden. The beauty of his voice, his sensitivity, lyricism and refined musicianship was unsurpassed."

From BBC

Later that month he made his final appearance on the concert platform in Vienna, where he was the soloist for Mozart's Piano Concerto no 9.

From BBC

The story is a fictional account of the contentious relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival, Antonio Salieri, the court composer of the Austrian emperor.

From Los Angeles Times

Sean Ono Lennon, son of Beatles frontman John Lennon and Yoko Ono, called Wilson the "American Mozart" and a "one of a kind genius from another world".

From BBC

Like, when did the Mount Rushmore just suddenly become Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Rachmaninoff — all the other names that we know?

From Los Angeles Times