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Post by Wondering on Jul 7, 2006 17:25:36 GMT 7
From the BBC: A print of the only photograph of Mozart's widow, Constanze Weber, has been found in Germany.
The photograph was taken in 1840 in the Bavarian town of Altoetting when she was 78. She died two years later.
The local authorities say detailed examination has proved the authenticity of the image, which is a copy of the original daguerreotype.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at the age of 36 in 1791, when Constanze was 29. She later married a Danish diplomat.
The print is one of the earliest examples of photography in Bavaria. It was found in the town archives.
The daguerreotype was taken at the home of the Swiss composer Max Keller, whom Constanze used to visit regularly.
Mozart and Constanze had six children in their nine-year marriage. Only two of them survived past childhood. Where are the great-grandchildren of Mozart? Is anybody alive today? |
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Post by Mimi on holiday on Jul 11, 2006 1:08:21 GMT 7
I did a quick google with the key words 'descendents' and 'Mozart' I came to the following web page
science.monstersandcritics.com/.../article_1074703.php/ DNA_analysis_fails_to_solve_mystery_of_Mozarts_skull
It states that Mozart has no living descendents
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Post by Wondering on Jul 11, 2006 8:05:47 GMT 7
Thank you Mimi on holiday. Are you the real mimi? The correct link is here. The article states: The investigators also needed a sample of DNA from one of Mozart's female relatives as the composer has no living direct descendents.
As the location of the remains of Mozart's mother, who died in Paris in 1778, and his sister Nannerl are unknown, the investigators opened the Mozart family tomb in Salzburg where the composer's father Leopold is buried.
The remains of eight bodies were removed and samples taken from the bones of what was believed to be Mozart's grandmother Euphrosina Pertl and his niece Jeanette Berchtold zu Sonnenburg. Does direct descendents mean male descendents? I would also be happy with descendents through female lines. But yes, I guess it says no descendents at all? I would love to be a descendent of Mozart. So I could write my memoirs even though I haven't actually done anything myself. |
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Post by mimi on Jul 12, 2006 4:45:45 GMT 7
Yes, Mimi on holiday was me. I was on a friend's computer and hadn't logged on. I think 'direct descendents' covers the male and female line. I guess by 'relatives' they mean a descendent of a cousin or sibling for example. I will see if I can uncover anything else.
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Post by mimi on Jul 12, 2006 4:49:13 GMT 7
I guess this answers your question: "Mozart's descendents died fairly soon after the composer himself. Both his sons, Carl Thomas and Franz Xaver, were unmarried and childless. Mozart, regarded by many as the greatest musical genius ever, died a pauper at age 35 on Dec 5, 1791. He was buried in an unmarked grave." Taken from www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/188424/1/.html |
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Post by Wondering on Jul 12, 2006 6:22:06 GMT 7
Thanks mimi!
I am wondering again. Why did Mozart die poor? Wasn't he from a rich family? And weren't his skills properly recognised in his time and age? Wasn't he working for the richest and most powerful man alive? It doesn't seem like a combination of things that would make anybody die in abject poverty at the age of 35. Maybe he was an arrogant little brat who created himself too many enemies?
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Post by Wondering on Jul 12, 2006 6:32:57 GMT 7
Ups. Apparently there are conflicting reports that he died rich or poor! Which one should I settle on?  |
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Post by mozart on Jul 14, 2006 3:41:26 GMT 7
Mozart pissed his money away on drink and women at the height of his career. When he failed to come up with anything new and worthy, his patrons withdrew financial support and he ended up on the streets.
That's the curse of genius.
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