Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

9-year-old-Mozart playing the harpsichord

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. His father Leopold, taught him harpsichord at age 3! He started composing at age 5! His first composition was Andante in C. His sister Nannerl, also played the piano. 

In 1762 Mozart and his family started traveling around Europe to perform concerts (He was age 10). Some of the countries they traveled in were Paris, London,Vienna, and Munich.This period of time was called The Grand Tour. Mozart loved to do tricks on the piano. Once at a concert, he covered his hands with a cloth and played the harpsichord. Another trick he did at the harpsichord was he  played it with his toes. By this time Leopold was very impressed with his son. 

A portrait of Mozart

After a while it was time for Mozart to go. He travel to Vienna. While he was there he met a composer and musician named Ludwig van Beethoven (Lud-VIG- von BAtoven). After he left, he went to another composer’s house. His name was Carl Maria von Weber (Carl-Maria-von-Weaver). He fell in love in Aloysia Weber, but she was all ready in love with somebody else. Instead he went out with Aloysia’s younger sister Constanze. Finally, they were married.They had 6 children, but 4 of them didn’t survive. The ones that did survive were Karl Thomas Mozart and Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart who also became a composer. Mozart  died in 1791 age 35. His best compositions are The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Clarinet Concerto in A, and Eine Kleine Nachmusik.