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How did Archbishop Colloredo limit Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartâs church music in Salzburg?
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, oil on canvas by Barbara Krafft, 1819.
Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo, a progressive churchman, sought to modernize the liturgical practices in Salzburg by discouraging lavish musical displays. To this end, he imposed a strict time limit on mass settings performed in the court. Although Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart objected to these constraints, he was obliged to observe them while serving as a salaried court Konzertmeister.1