Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
By: Ian O`Toole
Early Life
On January 27th, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. He started playing publicly for people at age six. Wolfgang learned his talent from his father who was a successful violinist, composer, and assistant concert master at Salzburg Court.
Who did Wolfgang work for?
Wolfgang worked for mainly wealthy people and nobles over his lifetime. It made him travel to many different countries of his musical career.
Mozart in His Youth
Wolfgang began to realize he had an early talent in music. His father was very intrigued by his son`s abilities.
Constanze
It was rumored that his wife Constanze ( at the time his fiance) hid Mozart`s father`s disapproval of his choice of marriage.
Mozart Nearing Death
When Mozart was sentenced to his deathbed he still worked intently on his final piece of work, Requiem. It was believed that Mozart`s life was taken from him by a rival by the name of Salieri.
Mozart`s Most Widely Known Pieces are A Little Night Music and Symphony No. 40
Mozart`s Death
Mozart died on December 5, 1791. nobody knows the cause of his death due to the lack of postmortem diagnosis. Mozart is known all around the world today because he was the greatest composer of is time and he also inspired people with his music.
Here is one of Mozart`s most famous pieces a Little Night Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVTXlRxVdEY&edufilter=0NsmCsBD3UGorqyU6yfFOg