Maria Anna (Marianne) Walburga Ignatia Mozart, nicknamed Nannerl, was the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. When Nannerl was 7 her father, Leopold, started teaching her to play the harpsichord. He took her and Wolfgang on tours of many cities, including Vienna and Paris, to showcase their talents. In the early days, she often received top billing.
Given the views of her parents, which were also prevalent in society at the time, it became impossible as Marianne grew older, to continue her career. She was no longer permitted to showcase her artistic talents on travels with her brother. Wolfgang went on to many artistic triumphs while Marianne stayed home with her mother.
There is evidence that Marianne wrote many compositions, as there are letters from Wolfgang praising her work, but none have survived. Wolfgang wrote a number of works for Marianne to perform and sent her copies of his piano concertos.
In contrast to her brother, who quarreled frequently with their father and disobeyed his wishes with respect to his career path, Marianne remained subservient to her father.
Wolfgang died in 1791 and Marianne in 1829.
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