It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a sketch that appears in "Whither Canada?," the first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Synopsis[]
Mozart (John Cleese) presents the famous death of Genghis Khan. There is a cut to Genghis (Cleese) falling dead outside his tent. Judges (Len Piper, Jo Szarto and Andre Ducane) hold up cards with points on them. Eddie (Eric Idle) presents the leaderboard of the famous deaths:
- St. Stephen - 29.9
- Richard III - 29.3
- Jean d'Arc - 29.1
- Marat - 29.0
- A. Lincoln (U.S. of A) - 28.2
- G. Khan - 28.1
- King Edward VII - 3.1
Mozart then presents the requested death of Mr Bruce Foster of Guildford (Graham Chapman) and ends the show with the death of Admiral Nelson.
Music[]
- "Gigue in G, K.574", performed by Arthur Balsam, from the 1961 LP Mozart Piano Music Vol 1
- "Tratala Rhythm" from a BBC LP.
Trivia[]
- The Genghis Khan scene was filmed at Shell Bay near Bournemouth, filmed on the same day as the "casualties" tent scene from "The Funniest Joke in the World" and the "Donkey Rides" link from How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away.
- Nelson's death was filmed at Wellington Flats, Walton-on-Thames, on July 17th 1969.
- The scene with Bruce Foster was pre-recorded before the main studio recording to minimise costume changes.