WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 - 1791) EARLY YEARS Mozart was an Austrian composer of the Classical Era. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Mozart’s whole name is Johannes Chrysostmus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. His father taught schooling and music. Mozart’s dad was a Concertmaster in the court orchestra for the archbishop. When Mozart was six he performed on the clavier, violin, and organ. He was good at sight-reading and improvisation. Mozart composed five short …showed first 75 words of 533 total…

…showed last 75 words of 533 total…only had a few friends at his funeral which was a poor man’s funeral. His grave is unmarked. Some people say Antonio Salieri murdered Mozart. GENIUS As you can see Mozart had an unsuccessful career and died young . Mozart was said to be one of the great geniuses of Western Civilization. Mozart had more than 600 works : 16 operas, 41 symphonies, 27 piano , 5 violin concerti, 25 string quartets, 19 masses and other works in every form popular in his time.