Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quotes

A collection of quotes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era. Born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, Mozart displayed exceptional musical talent from an early age. He composed his first piece at the age of five and began performing in front of royal courts across Europe soon after.

Mozart's compositions featured remarkable complexity, technical skill, and emotional depth. He is best known for his symphonies, concertos, chamber works, operas, and choral music. Some of his most celebrated works include "Eine kleine Nachtmusik," "The Magic Flute," "Requiem," and his masterful operas such as "Don Giovanni" and "The Marriage of Figaro."

Unfortunately, Mozart's life was cut tragically short. He passed away on December 5, 1791, at the age of 35, leaving a vast catalog of over 600 works. Despite his untimely death, Mozart's music continues to captivate audiences worldwide and is considered a pinnacle of classical composition. His profound musical contributions revolutionized the art form and left an indelible mark on the history of Western music.

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


When I am...traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good

When I am...traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep; it is on such occasions that ideas flow best and most abundantly.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord,

It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Faith

Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should ne

Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music

As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true g

As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence, I have formed during the last few years such close relations with this best and truest friend of mankind, that his image is not only no longer terrifying to me, but is indeed very soothing and consoling! And I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Death

My great-grandfather used to say to his wife, my great-grand

My great-grandfather used to say to his wife, my great-grandmother, who in turn told her daughter, my grandmother, who repeated it to her daughter, my mother, who used to remind her daughter, my own sister, that to talk well and eloquently was a very great art, but that an equally great one was to know the right moment to stop.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conversation

One must not make oneself cheap here - that is a cardinal po

One must not make oneself cheap here - that is a cardinal point - or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Best

When I am traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good m

When I am traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep it is on such occasions that ideas flow best and most abundantly.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Best

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor b

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Imagination

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Death