"Marianne Mozart" redirects here. For her cousin of the same name, see Maria Anna Thekla Mozart.
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (July 30, 1751 – October 29, 1829), nicknamed "Nannerl", was an Austrian musician. She was the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and daughter of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart.
In childhood she went by the diminutive form "Nannerl", and later on was called "Marianne".
Maria Anna Mozart was born in Salzburg.
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"Marianne Mozart" redirects here. For her cousin of the same name, see Maria Anna Thekla Mozart.
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (July 30, 1751 – October 29, 1829), nicknamed "Nannerl", was an Austrian musician. She was the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and daughter of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart.
In childhood she went by the diminutive form "Nannerl", and later on was called "Marianne".
Maria Anna Mozart was born in Salzburg.
When she was seven years old, her father Leopold Mozart started teaching her to play the harpsichord. Leopold took her and Wolfgang on tours of many cities, such as Vienna and Paris, to showcase their talents. In the early days she sometimes received top billing and she was noted as an excellent harpsichord player and fortepianist.
However, given the views of her parents, prevalent in her society at the time, it became impossible as she grew older for Marianne to continue her career any further. As the New Grove puts it, "from 1769 onwards she was...
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