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Bölzlschiessen
Bölzlschiessen was a form of domestic recreation that involved shooting darts at decorated targets with an air gun. It is remembered as an activity of Leopold Mozart, his family, and their friends. The most famous participant was Leopold's son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who began playing at the age of tenAnonymous (2005) or earlier. Description There were normally about six to ten players. The Mozart family invited various friends, typically not colleagues from work. The role of ''Bestgeber'' ("best-giver") rotated among participants. The ''Bestgeber'' provided "a sum of money for the prizes, a painted target (German: ''Bölzlscheibe'', "dart-target"), and possibly refreshments" (Halliwell) The target, which measured up to a meter in size, typically was satirical, poking fun of some member of the group, and included both a picture and some verse. When the Mozart family were the hosts, the game was usually played indoors. As of 1773 they lived in the ''Tanzmeisterhaus Salzburg, Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Schikaneder
Emanuel Schikaneder (born Johann Joseph Schickeneder; 1 September 1751 – 21 September 1812) was a German impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and composer. He wrote the libretto of Mozart's opera ''Die Zauberflöte'' and was the builder of the Theater an der Wien. Peter Branscombe called him "one of the most talented theatre men of his era". Early years Schikaneder was born in Straubing in the Electorate of Bavaria in the Holy Roman Empire to Joseph Schickeneder and Juliana Schiessl. Both of his parents worked as domestic servants and were extremely poor.Dent (1956, 16) They had a total of four children: Urban (born 1746), Johann Joseph (died at age two), Emanuel (born 1751 and also originally named Johann Joseph), and Maria (born 1753). Schikaneder's father died shortly after Maria's birth, at which time his mother returned to Regensburg, making a living selling religious articles from a wooden shed adjacent to the local cathedral. Schikaneder received his education at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
