Mozart and Beethoven: lives and music comparedIn 1747 Leopold Mozart married Maria Anna Pertl. Leopoldo and Maria Anna would have seven children, two of whom would survive. Maria Anna born in 1752 who the family called Nannerl. Then in 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus who was nicknamed Wolfgangerl. Wolfgang Amadeus was not his original birth name, it was shortened to this by Joannes Chrisostomos Wolfgangus Gottlieb. It is no wonder that two of the children also survived; “Given Leopold's insistence that they be raised on a diet of water and gruel, the wonder is that any survived.” (Siepmann, Mozart His Life and Music) Leopold Mozart was himself a great musician and was an accomplished violinist, composer and author. He wrote a well-received publication on the art of playing the violin. He began teaching Nannerl's music when Mozart was 3 years old. Mozart played after his sister's lessons ended and by the time he was four he could play pieces from memory. When Mozart was five years old he made his first debut at the University of Salzburg. Shortly after this debut Mozart and Nannerl began touring with their father. In 1762 the two sons went to Munich to play for the Elector Maximilian III and then to play at the royal court in Vienna. Wolfgang contracted scarlet fever while in Vienna and his father said: "This matter has cost me at least fifty ducats" (Siepmann, Mozart His Life and Music) Wolfgang suffered from a phobia of trumpets, when he was ten his father tried to curing young Wolfgang of this ailment by having Johann Schachtner blow one in his direction, Wolgang collapsed in fear. From 1763 to 1766 Leopold took his sons on an extensive European tour starting from Salzburg...... middle of paper ... ...ans. Listen to this. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2009. Canada, Arts Alive. "ArtsAlive.ca - Music: Great Composers." Arti lives in Canada. 01 June 2010 .Institute, California Technical. “Cal Tech.” 01 June 2010 .Chiavi, Ivor. Mozart His music in his life. New York: Holmes & Meier, 1980.Robbins - Landon, H. C. Beethoven. New York: MacMillan, 1970. Siepmann, Jeremy. Beethoven: his life and music. Napierville: Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2006.—. Mozart His life and music. Naperville: Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2006.Think Quest. "Thinkquest.org." May 29, 2010 .ThinkQuest. "Thinkquest.org." May 29th 2010 .