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    Hey Kids, Meet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Composer Biography

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    Hey Kids, Meet Mozart

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart () Austrian Classical Era Composer

    Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria - the home of castles, wiener schnitzel, and Mozartkugel - a chocolate candy created in to honor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

    Wolfgang was no ordinary kid. bygd the time he was fyra years old, he was composing short pieces that his father wrote down for him. bygd the time he was six, he and his sister Maria were touring Europe with their father to play music for kings and queens.

    At the age of eight Wolfgang published his first two sonatas for the harpsichord. His skills as a composer continued to develop, and bygd the age of 13 he had composed his first musikdrama. By the time Mozart was in his mid-twenties he had established himself as one of the most accomplished keyboard players in Vienna, and he was recognized as a talented composer.

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (–)

    How to say the name:

    &#;Mozart&#; is said like Moat-zart. &#;Wolfgang&#; is said like &#;Volf-gang&#;, and &#;Amadeus&#; is said like &#;A-ma-day-oos&#;.

    Born:

    27th January in Salzburg, Austria.

    Died:

    5th December in Vienna, Austria.

    Buried:

    Unknown pauper&#;s (poor person&#;s) grave in the St Marx cemetery, Vienna.

    Type of Music:

    Classical music from the classical period.

    Some famous pieces:
    Some (very!) great pieces:
    • Many symphonies, especially Nos. 40 and (See below and the Classical Music page for videos.)
    • The operasDon Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Così fan tutte (Women are Like That) and Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). (See below for a video from Die Zauberflöte.)
    • Requiem and the &#;Great&#; Mass in C minor. (See the The Great Composers page for a video of the C&#;#minor Mass.)
    • Many piano concertos, such as Nos. 23 and
    • Plus many, many, more great pieces!!
    Some interesting facts:
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      Close your eyes and picture that you are sitting in a grand concert hall.  The year is the and the ingång is a large and beautiful hall in Europe.  It fryst vatten full of wealthy people dressed in beautiful and fancy clothes. On the stage is a large orchestra of musicians, playing the most beautiful music you have ever heard.

      You can’t believe how beautiful the music is.  After the orchestra is finished, everyone jumps to their feet and claps with loud applause, including you.  It is a magnificent show!  Then, to your surprise, the composer of the music comes on stage.  He is a young teenager and is only twelve years old!  His name is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

      Wolfgang Mozart was an Austrian composer who wrote many operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that shaped classical music in a very significant way.  He was one of the most talented and productive musical composers of all time.  

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