Saturday, August 6, 2011

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was a member of Lodge Zur neugekroentin, Hoffnung (new crowned hope).  Renowned as a musical genius and composer of pieces with Masonic themes, Mozart was a child prodigy who composed his first published works at the age of seven.  In 1770, at the age of 14, he heard Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere" a single time, went home and wrote the entire piece down from memory!

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