Who were Mozart's contemporaries?
Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791, an age of upheaval. Alongside him, painters, thinkers and rulers shaped the very same years.
Mozart's lifespan is highlighted. The other bars show some notable contemporaries.
Meanwhile, in the same years.
A new nation
While the young Mozart was composing, the American colonies declared independence in 1776.
The machine age stirs
In 1769, the 13-year-old Mozart set out on his first journey to Italy. That same year, James Watt patented his improved steam engine.
Enlightenment and music
Immanuel Kant was already in his thirties when Mozart was born, and outlived him by more than a decade. The Enlightenment ran parallel to Mozart's life.
A whole world in motion
In those same years, George Washington led a revolution, and Catherine the Great ruled over Russia, far from the concert halls of Vienna.
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