1780 Lyrics

Umbra Et Imago 1780

January 27th, 1756, 8 p.m.: Mozart is born
September 1761: Mozart composes his first minuet
August 28th, 1777: Mozart is dismissed from archiepiscopal service
August 4th, 1782: Mozart gets married to Constanze
May 1st, 1786: Mozart composes "Die Hochzeit des Figaro"
August 11th, 1787: Mozart composes "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"
October 29th, 1787: Mozart composes "Don Giovanni"
1788: The beginning of Mozart's slow illness
January 2th, 1790: The premiere of "Così fan tutte"
January 5th, 1791: Mozart plays his final piano concert
Beginning of December 1791: Mozart is beginning to compose the requiem
December 5th, 1791: Mozart dies shortly before 1 a.m.
1985: Rock singer Falco sings Rock Me Adameus
February 7th, 1989: Rock singer Falco dies in a car crash
1999: Mozart sings Rock Me Adameus in memory of Falco