![]() 'Ich möchte wohl der Kaiser sein' K539, entry in Mozart’s catalogue of his works (Verzeichnüß aller meiner Werke: British Library, shelfmark Stefan Zweig MS63, fol. Among these were opportunities to write patriotic music including Ich möchte wohl der Kaiser sein K539, which Mozart listed in his thematic catalogue as Ein teutsches kriegslied (A German Warsong). By and large, however, this should not have been particularly significant to Mozart: he had apparently stopped giving public concerts by mid-1786 (possibly to concentrate on lucrative operatic commissions), and in 1787 had been appointed chamber musician to Joseph II, which provided him with a reasonable yearly salary and left him free to pursue other composition and performing opportunities. The financial downturn caused of the Austro-Turkish War appears possibly to have negatively affected artistic patronage in Vienna and attendance at public concerts. Mozart, String Quartet K590 (first movement) Mozart, Music for the memorial to Field Marshall Gideon Laudon Souvenir and expression in Mozart’s music. ![]()
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