Jan 19, 2021 · A viral tweet recalls a wonderful anecdote, written into classical music lore, that when Mozart grew bored in opera rehearsals, he would start miaowing and acting like a cat. Fur real...

Aug 20, 2021 · Mozart is known to have imitated cats too, he loved them so much. An Austrian novelist and former student of Mozart, Karoline von Greiner Pichler, recalls a pur-fect example of this in her 1843 memoirs, which is quoted in music historian Otto Deutsch’s Mozart: A Documentary Biography.

Jan 8, 2023 · Mozart grew bored during opera rehearsals, and he would miaow and act like a cat. A study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that cats respond to music composed for them in the same way that humans do.

Nov 27, 2016 · The picture of Mozart, in Karoline Pichler's account, suddenly breaking off an inspired improvisation at the piano and "jumping up and, in the mad mood which so often came over him, leaping over tables and chairs, meowing like a …

Jul 24, 2015 · Did he ever pretend to be a cat? Influenced by the play and film Amadeus, by Mozart's letters, by any number of full-length biographies of the composer and by ceaseless chatter on the Interwebs, we all have a certain idea what the immortal Mozart may have been like. Here’s what a few of his friends said about him.

Jan 11, 2024 · There is no evidence that Mozart ever owned a cat, or that he particularly liked them. He did write a piece of music called “The Cat’s Duet” which features two meowing cats, but it’s not clear if this was meant to be a serious composition or simply a bit of light-hearted fun. In any case, it’s unlikely that Mozart had any strong ...

Feb 4, 2019 · Although we don't believe Mozart owned any cats (or any cats that owned Mozart come to that) it didn't stop him imitating them during rehearsals. Seeing him leapfrogging tables and miaowing must had pepped up a dull afternoon.

Dec 22, 2022 · Some of the animals Mozart is known to have kept as pets include a starling, a canary, a dog, rabbits, a horse, and a cat. Mozart once kept a starling as a pet. Historians believe the composer and starling became friends after hearing the bird’s song.

Jul 27, 2022 · Mozart’s affection for cats, however, actually proved a help to his career early on. When he was nine, the Mozart family traveled to London. The Royal Society, a 360-year-old British organization dedicated to the sciences, doubted the child prodigy’s age.

Sep 10, 2016 · Mozart and his cat persona. The next composer on this list didn’t have any cats – rather, he preferred to imitate them. Yes, I’m referring to none other than Mozart, who would take to meowing and leaping over tables when he was bored during rehearsals.