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Mozart is often thought of as simply transcribing music sent to him by God, but this view obscures the amount of work he put in on honing his craft. He spent hours in practice at the keyboard, and studying and copying out the music of others. He wrote in a letter to his father, "People make a great mistake who think that my art has come easily to me. Nobody has devoted so much time and thought to compositions as I. There is not a famous master whose music I have not studied over and over." <ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2006/006/9.14.html</ref>

Mozart is often thought of as simply transcribing music sent to him by God, but this view obscures the amount of work he put in on honing his craft. He spent hours in practice at the keyboard, and studying and copying out the music of others. He wrote in a letter to his father, "People make a great mistake who think that my art has come easily to me. Nobody has devoted so much time and thought to compositions as I. There is not a famous master whose music I have not studied over and over." <ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2006/006/9.14.html</ref>

Mozart's style typified the [[Classical period (music|Classical]] era of music, although he increasingly incorporated [[contrapuntal]] arrangments into his work as he got older.  He worked mainly in forms that had previously been invented, but virtually invented the [[piano concerto]].  In addition to being a great composer, he was also well known as a pianist (his favorite instrument), although never a virtuoso unlike his contemporary [[Clementi]].

Mozart's style typified the [[Classical period (music|Classical]] era of music, although he increasingly incorporated [[contrapuntal]] arrangements into his work as he got older.  He worked mainly in forms that had previously been invented, but virtually invented the [[piano concerto]].  In addition to being a great composer, he was also well known as a pianist (his favorite instrument), although never a virtuoso unlike his contemporary [[Clementi]].

Mozart married Constanze Weber in 1782 against the wishes of his father; she remained his wife and muse until his premature death nine years later.<ref>Wright, Craig. ''Listening to Music'': Fourth Edition.  p. 177.</ref>

Mozart married Constanze Weber in 1782 against the wishes of his father; she remained his wife and muse until his premature death nine years later.<ref>Wright, Craig. ''Listening to Music'': Fourth Edition.  p. 177.</ref>