Life Of Mozart

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The Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) is regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived. He began writing minuets at the age of 5,and by the time he died in 1791 at the age of 35, he had produced 626 cataloged works. “ Mozart has enriched the concerto form with a larger number of masterpieces than any other composer.”1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is said to be the greatest genius in western music history. Wolfgang Amadeus was born in Salzburg, Austria January 27, 1756 his parents were Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria Pertl. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s father was a successful composer, violinist, and assistant concertmaster at the Salzburg court. The Archbishop Sigismund von Schratten told Leopold Mozart to encourage the kids musical abilities.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Life
By the age of four Wolfgang had great musical memory and a great ear for music. Due to Wolfgang’s talent his father signed him up for Harpsichord lessons. After a few lessons Wolfgang’s talent was noticed by many. Wolfgang also had a sister Maria Anna she was a musician and they toured Munich and Vienna. At the time of the tour Wolfang was only six years old, but he began composing at the age of five. Because of this early start Wolfgang composed for the rest of his life he never stopped performing or composing music. While on th...

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