Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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A composer from Austria who wrote famous classical music and showed great skill as a child

proper noun
/ˈwʊlfɡæŋ əˈmɑːdeɪəs ˈmoʊtsɑrt/

: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Many consider Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to be one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.

Examples

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed over 600 works during his lifetime.
As a child, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart amazed audiences with his extraordinary musical talent.
The music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is still performed in concert halls around the world.
Many consider Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to be one of the greatest composers ever.
As a child, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart amazed audiences with his extraordinary musical talent.
Many consider Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to be one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.
The music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is still performed in concert halls around the world.

How Famous

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Surface Forms

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart main

Morphology

Wolfgang + Amadeus + Mozart

This is a referential proper name composed of personal names, not a compositional phrase; the constituent tokens ('Wolfgang', 'Amadeus', 'Mozart') do not carry descriptive lexical meanings that would allow a learner to infer 'Austrian composer' or biographical details. Proper names typically require world-knowledge or prior exposure rather than being derivable from their parts, so a B1 learner who only 'knows' the name parts would not be able to deduce the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has a name from two languages that gives a strong image: Wolfgang means 'wolf's path' and Amadeus means 'lover of God'. That's why the name helps us remember him as a great 'composer'.