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Leopold Mozart Violin: $1,175.00 ($975.00 for fractional sizes)
Leopold Mozart Viola: $1,400.00 for all sizes.

Fully hand-made by leading Bulgarian makers (Sofia and Kazanlak regions) using traditional methods. Each instrument bears the name of the maker. The wood is native, well-flamed Balkan maple, with aged spruce tops that are a minimum of seven years old. The instruments are varnished with brush by hand in a specific old style (antiqued) using the methods of the old Italian masters. The varnish consists only of natural resins and balsams. Corelli Crystal strings. Handmade by various Bulgarian makers. Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesu patterns. (Made in Bulgaria).

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The Austrian violinist/composer and father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, LEOPOLD MOZART (1719-87), is best known for his violin method of 1756. Published in the same year as Wolfgang's birth, Leopold Mozart's Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule, (A Comprehensive Violin Method) was an important work of German music theory and violin pedagogy making its 37-year-old author famous throughout Europe. His method was similar to Geminiani's earlier treatise, but included more advanced bowings. Leopold Mozart advocated faster bow speed for greater volume and better tone. His book was translated into French and Dutch during his lifetime.

Leopold Mozart studied philosophy and law but was expelled from Benedictine University in Salzburg (Austria) for poor attendance. He then became a composer and violinist, obtaining a post in 1743 as fourth violinist in the court orchestra. He was made violin teacher to the choirboys of the cathedral in the next year. In 1757, he was appointed composer to the court and chamber; the next year he advanced to the post of second violinist in the court orchestra; in 1763 to deputy Kapellmeister (conductor and leader).

Leopold Mozart married Anna Maria Pertl in 1747; of their seven children only two, Maria Anna (born in 1751), and Wolfgang Amadeus (born in 1756), survived to adulthood.

The year 1760 was the high point of Leopold Mozart's creative life; he seems to have composed rarely after 1762. The miracle which God let be born in Salzburg (Wolfgang) changed Leopold's life.

This second period in Leopold Mozart's life can be understood only in its relation to Wolfgang's. Leopold gave up his artistic life to devote himself to his son. He played a important role as proof reader and sometimes copyist for Wolfgang. The elder Mozart functioned as Wolfgang's teacher, private secretary, and travel organizer.

Leopold Mozart's most significant works as a composer are his Sacrament Litany in D (1762), his three piano sonatas, and his numerous and splendid symphonies. The Symphony Nr. 5 in F (1760) is especially original.