Mozart is undoubtedly Salzburg's most famous son having been born there in 1756. His house of birth is a museum and his image is everywhere in the town. Here, it is being used in a shop window to sell chocolate, something else that Salzburg is famous for.
Some information from Wikipedea about Mozart:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptized Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart) (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His output of over 600 compositions includes works widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concert, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. Mozart is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and many of his works are part of the standard concert repertoire.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart in Getreidegasse 9 in Salzburg, the capital of the sovereign Archbishopric of Salzburg, in what is now Austria, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. His only sibling who survived past birth was his sister Maria Anna (1751-1829), called "Nannerl". Wolfgang was baptized the day after his birth at St. Rupert's Cathedral. The baptismal record gives his name in Latinized form as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Mozart generally called himself "Wolfgang Amadè Mozart"as an adult, but there were many variants.
Mozart's father Leopold Mozart (1719–1787) was deputy Kapellmeister to the court orchestra of the Archbishop of Salzburg and a minor composer. He was also an experienced teacher; in the year of Mozart's birth he published a successful violin textbook.
When Nannerl was seven, Leopold began giving her keyboard lessons. The three-year old Mozart looked on, evidently with fascination: his sister later recorded that at this age "he often spent much time at the clavier [keyboard], picking out thirds, ... and his pleasure showed it sounded good [to him]." Nannerl continued: "in the fourth year of his age his father, for a game as it were, began to teach him a few minuets and pieces at the clavier. ... he could play it faultlessly and with the greatest delicacy, and keeping exactly in time. ... At the age of five he was already composing little pieces, which he played to his father who wrote them down." Among them were the Andante (K. 1a) and Allegro in C (K. 1b).
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amaryllis (36705) 2008-03-01 0:32
et Hum! merci pour cette délicieuse devanture que tu nous présentes avec l'inoubliable Mozart, un tres bon cadrage et une note très interessante et tant de choses seraient à dire et d'ailleurs tu nous indiques la suite merci
bon week end
Muse (34942) 2008-03-01 0:57
Une vue peu commune dans ta galerie et une très bonne idée.
Bon cadrage, de jolies couleurs.
C'est très original;
ChrisJ (111746) 2008-03-01 1:05
Indeed, Austria is rightly famous for Mozart. Good repetition of the bric a brac, with superb lighting, sharpness, & framing. Tfs!
Gustaw (21670) 2008-03-01 1:08
Very interesting and oryginal view. I like your idea. Nice composition with chocolade. I like your conception, nice colours and light. Well done.
horatiuTT (4570) 2008-03-01 1:10
The city of Mozart,very good idea to make this link and to
present this interesting place.
Fis2 (95561) 2008-03-01 4:08
Good advertisement ;))). Curious photo. Good frame and colors. I like the composition. Well done.
wolf38 (31296) 2008-03-01 4:25
Hello Stephen. Salzburg, Mozart, Musik and chocolate. This motive is worth seeing in the true sense of the word. Beautifully seen and realizes. Best regards, Wolfgang.
Silvio1953 (140005) 2008-03-01 5:56
Hi Stephen, I like chocolate and Mozart's music, fascinating photo for me with wonderful colors, great composition, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio
saxo042 (37794) 2008-03-01 7:37
Very fine colours and the lute is perfectly placed inside the frame, even if I miss a small part of it. Very appetizing picture with all these goodies!
Greetings from Gothenburg
trekks (14348) 2008-03-01 7:57
Nice shot of guitar and mozart chocolate feature. Good capture of shop window display. Nicely composed shot.
Well done. TFS
Buin (42460) 2008-03-01 8:12
Mmmmmhhhh! ;-) ... and a great note!
Greetings and have a nice weekend!
gunbud (34066) 2008-03-01 18:39
Brilliant clear colors to this lovely shop window display. The red white and blue colors contrast nicely with the golden mandoline that is seen in all its fine detail. Interesting note about the boy composer who was a fun loving soul and the Mick Jagger of his day.
maltese (22873) 2008-03-01 23:15
Voilà de quoi nous mettre en appétit!!
Je ne sait pas ce qu'il pourrait penser de l'utilisation de son nom sur tous ces produits ;o))
De très belles couleurs!!
cobbydale (1958) 2008-03-02 1:53
Great shot Stephen, well composed and well seen. And Mozart is my favourite classical composer by far.