Mozart short biography summary
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
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Composer | |
Specialty | Keyboard, violin |
Born | Jan.Mozart short biography summary27, 1756 |
Died | Dec. 5, 1791 |
Nationality | Austrian |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer. He was a remarkable child prodigy, learning to play the violin and clavichord at the age of three or four and beginning to write his own compositions by the time he was five.
Although he had a steady job at the court in Salzburg, he left it to travel across Europe and was eventually dismissed.
He lived his later life in Vienna, where he wrote many of his most famous works.
Wolfgang amadeus mozart biography
In all, Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces and has remained popular ever since.
Early Years
Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. His father, Leopold, was himself a composer of note.
By the time he was three years old, Wolfgang was able to play minuets from memory, while at the age of six he was considered a superb player of the harpsichord.
He was not given a great d