Young Mozart showed evidence of great musical talent at a very early age. Leopold was a violinist in the orchestra of the archbishop of Salzburg and the author of a best-selling introduction to playing the violin. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ('Wolfi' or Wolferl') was born in Salzburg to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. Along with Bach and Beethoven, Mozart is regarded as one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. His works include the operas The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte and The Magic Flute the symphonies in E-flat major, G minor, and C major ('Jupiter') concertos for piano, violin, and various wind instruments and numerous chamber pieces, works for the church, minuets and other dances, songs, and the Requiem. Mozart wrote more than 600 musical works, all of the very highest quality. He died in Vienna after a brief but unknown illness. He married Constanze Weber and fathered two sons. He relocated to Vienna where he met with some success. He was restless, aware of his genius, and thought Salzburg too small for his talent. He returned to Salzburg where he was briefly employed in the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. He toured Europe with his parents and older sister 'Nannerl' for several years performing for royalty and the aristocratic elite.Īs a young man, Mozart tried but failed to establish himself as a composer in Paris. From a very early age, the young Mozart showed great musical talent. He was born in Salzburg (then a free archbishopric city within the Bavarian Imperial Circle / German Empire, now Austria), the youngest child of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. His full baptised name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophillus Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Janu– Decempronounced MOHT-sart) was a composer (music writer), instrumentalist, and music teacher.

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