Biographies of Mozart instance, by Schroeder (1999). Revisionism is, perhaps, likely to continue. Assessing the whole tradition of Mozart biography, Steptoe concludes: There is little doubt that successive generations of scholars have been sincere in their views of the composer, each claiming to be more 'objective' than the last, stripping away the veneer of speculation to arrive at 'the real man'. It is sobering to realize that these different opinions about Mozart as a person are all based on a very similar set of data. Biographies of Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died after a short illness on 5 December 1791, aged 35. His
John Valentine (composer) organist at St Martin's Church in Leicester from 1800–40, and composed at least one work, "The British March and Quickstep for the Pianoforte". John Valentine died in Leicester and was buried at St Margaret's Church. Valentine composed minuets, marches, sacred music and symphonies. He published a number of compositions during 1765–85. Selected works include: John Valentine (composer) John Valentine (7 June 1730 – 10 September 1791) was an English violinist, violist and composer. John Valentine was born in Leicester, England, the son of John Valentine and his wife Sarah. By 1759 John Valentine owned and operated a music shop on