Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1782 · Vienna
Compose before bed
23:00–01:00 · Estimated
Estimated by typical tue. 23:00 is an illustrative start after returning home; 01:00 is his often-mentioned finish.Source timing: After returning at 22:30 or 23:00; often until one
“I often sit up writing till one, and rise again at six.”
Verbatim excerpt · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, to his sister Maria Anna (Nannerl)
Line breaks and page markers omitted.
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. II
Translated by Lady Wallace from Ludwig Nohl’s collection · London, 1865
Letter 188 · Vienna, 13 February 1782 · printed pp. 122–124; routine on p. 123
Passage: Letter 188 · pp. 123–124 · end of the routine paragraph
Timing & context
He describes late composition as a custom, especially after an early return. The calendar shows the continuation after midnight at the top.
The letter describes repeated habits rather than one particular day. Concerts sometimes displaced evening composition; their hours are not supplied. The displayed dinner and evening blocks select one documented pattern.
His routine described to Nannerl on 13 February 1782, with variable dinners, concerts and late working hours.
Mozarteum · letter 0663, with the original timing clarified ↗