Finding Mozart

Scientists may have found the skull of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart but they're not telling until this Sunday during a special on Mozart commerating his 250th birthday that will be later this month. The skull has been believed to be Mozart's for more than a century but DNA tests always came back inconclusive until now. For those familiar with the life of Mozart, this would be a pretty big discovery. During his life Mozart, unlike many of his now-famous contemporaries, had enough recognized talent to have lived quite finacially well off, however a roaring ego and a wild lifestyle left him penniless by the time of his very early death (which is a good story in and of itself). As a result he was buried with little ceremony and perhaps in the same grave as other bodies leaving his final home a bit of a mystery to those who are interested in that sort of thing.

A few years back I had the opportunity to visit his home (in life) in Salzburg, Austria. A fascinating place to visit and walk through, and mind-blowing when you try to fully comprehend that you are walking across the same floors that such a musical genius walked across a little over 200 years ago. If you get the chance to go I'd recommend it and if you happen to visit the gift shop and see a red silk tie with the music for Eine Kleine Nachtmusik printed on it, I misplaced mine and would be forever grateful for a replacement *wink*.