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Hero Files is a kids podcast where sisters Curie & Yeva explore fictional characters and ask one big question: what really makes a hero?
Through stories, discussion, and imagination, each episode turns reading into thoughtful conversation.
Hi.
Hi everyone.
Today we'll be talking about
the life of Maria Anna Mozart.
Mozart was one of the greatest
piano players of his time.
But did you know that there was
another child prodigy like him
only older than him by a few years?
Wait, but who is she?
That's right.
You heard me.
She, Maria Anna Mozart was Wolfgang's
older sister by a few years, and at
one point in her youth, she might've
been considered as good, if not better,
than her younger brother, Wolfgang.
Now, why do none of us
know about her though?
Yeah, that's because
Maria Anna was a girl.
Back in those days, girls or women's
rights were very restricted and she was
basically expected to marry, have kids,
and take care of the entire household.
Well, what about her talents?
What if a girl had talents or
something and she could have like,
made a big change to the world?
Would they still ignore her?
Yeah.
Um, they ignored Maria Anna, even though
she kept on playing in Western Europe
until she was 18 and no one helped her.
Um, well, society has matured since
then, so well, life's better now anyways.
Maria Anna Missouri was born on July 30th.
1751 in Salzburg, Austria.
She was an exceptionally talented
musician and composer, recognized as
a child prodigy alongside her younger
brother, Wolfgang Am Diaz, ert.
At eight years old, a NAL received
training from Leopold, their father to
play the Harper Court and the piano.
Wolfgang himself was inspired by Al
and also started to play, um, basically
Maria and Za Al is her nickname.
Oh, so Wolf Game was inspired by Nan, and
if Nan wasn't there, then Wolfgang, we
wouldn't have a Moser and there wouldn't
be all these amazing compositions.
Well, if she's so important, then
why did they just ignore her?
How could they.
It's society I know.
Well, when Wolf King was six and NAR
was 11, they showed incredible skill
and complete and would play and and
could play complicated duets together.
That was about the same time that
Leopold took them to tour around
Western Europe and they traveled a
lot of cities, including Paris and
London, and also performed for royalty
Leopold called Nelle, one of the most
skillful players in Europe at age.
If they played for royalty, then the
royal team must really like them.
Yeah, the royalty really liked them,
but if, and Nro even got a higher
billing than then Well, but if, if the
royalty really likes Ro and Wolfgang,
then why do they still allow NRO to
be forgotten and because of society?
Why couldn't they change it?
Well, they're changing now.
Um, when they were touring around Europe,
NRO got a higher paying than Mozart,
but even then they didn't accept her.
So at a small age, Mozart started
composing music, but he was too
young to write down the notes.
So, um, Nan had to write down
the composition for him, and it
was really likely that some of
Mozart's works were actually hers.
Um, even though a n would've made an
absolutely world changing pist, um,
Leopold later restricted her career,
forcing her to stop touring at 18, to
focus on domestic duties and marriage,
prioritizing Wolfgang's career,
which is why Mozart is currently.
So famous.
She could have been famous.
Mm-hmm.
After that, in 19 17, 84, she got married
to this guy named Johann Baptist France.
Vaughn Birch Told Zoo Sonenberg.
That's a really, really long name.
Yeah.
I never knew people in that
time had names like that.
Our names are so short these days.
Yeah.
And she eventually had three
children with it, though she
did continue to play privately.
Not one of her pieces still exists.
After her brother died, she continued
to contribute to his le oh, that rhymes.
She continued to contribute.
Anyways, she continued to contribute
to his legacy and provided
letters for his biographies.
And in the year 1829, she
died and the world had yet
wasted another special talent.
I'm so sad.
And that's all for today, guys.
Bye bye.