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Did Mozart’s wife attend his funeral?

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Mozart’s wife, Constanze Mozart, did attend his funeral. The funeral was held on December 7, 1791, at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria.

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Mozart died on December 5, 1791, at his home in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 35. Mozart was buried in a common grave at the St. Marx Cemetery in Vienna, Austria, on December 7, 1791, two days after his death.

His funeral was attended by a small group of mourners, including his wife, his sister-in-law, and a few close friends. It is worth noting that the funeral arrangements were not typical of the time and were considered to be rather disrespectful.

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Mozart was buried in a common grave with several other people, and no special ceremony was held. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period.

Mozart was performing for royalty by the time he was six. He composed over 800 works in his short life, including symphonies, operas, chamber music, and choral music

Mozart also composed many symphonies, including the “Jupiter Symphony” (1788), and chamber music, such as the “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” (1787).


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