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How to Celebrate Wolfgang Mozart's Birthday

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. His 250th birthday anniversary was marked with an enormous birthday celebration in his home town as well as documentaries, retrospectives and concerts held in his honor. You can celebrate Mozart's birthday with some of the suggestions below.

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    Difficulty:
    Moderately Easy

    Instructions

    Things You'll Need

    • Web browser
    • DVD player or VCR
      • 1

        Listen to the coverage of Mozart's Birthday in Salzburg in the NPR (National Public Radio) Archives.

      • 2

        Watch the movie Amadeus with friends.

      • 3

        Read about Mozart at The Mozart Project Web site.

      • 4

        Send children or students on a Mozart Web Quest.

      • 5

        Attend a concert of Mozart's works.

      • 6

        Listen to Mozart's works online. A Google Video Search will help you find recordings and videos of various artists and musicians performing works by Mozart.

      • 7

        Visit Salzburg and the Mozart House.

      • 8

        Take a Mozart tour. Mozart spent nearly one-third of his life touring and performing. Visit some of his performance sites such as Prague, Milan, Paris, Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden and Frankfurt.

      • 9

        Read "Play Mozart Play" by Peter Sis to a child-or for your own pleasure.

      • 10

        Read a biography of Mozart.

    Tips & Warnings

    • Take advantage of Web resources for teaching and learning about Mozart. There are many guided quests and pages of links that will help you learn and teach about Wolfgang Mozart.

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