HIS TALENTS AND

ABILITIES.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
His parents were Leopold Mozart Mozart demonstrated from
and Anna Maria Pertl. a young age a great
Mozart was the seventh child of ability to master keyboard
the marriage. and violin instruments, he
He grew up in a musical had a facility for musical
environment, as his father was a learning.
composer and violinist.
At only 5 years old, Mozart was
At an early age he played the
already composing musical
clavichord.
works.
Mozart never attended
school. When he was 4 He also had a rather curious
years old, his father was ability known as perfect
his music teacher. At this pitch. This quality allows the
age he composed small person in question to identify
works of considerable difficulty. which musical note
At the age of 5 he gave his first corresponds to a certain
concert. sound, regardless of its height
or the instrument that emits it.

WOLFGANG
AMADEUS MOZART
WHAT HE DID LATER January 27, 1756, Austria. ACHIEVEMENTS
IN LIFE HE IS FAMOUS FOR
Mozart's economic He was a composer,
situation was bad. He ANY KEY MOMENTS OR TURNING
pianist, conductor
POINTS IN HIS LIFE
stopped appearing and teacher.
frequently at concerts, Master of classicism.
At seventeen he was hired as a He has more than six
moved to cheaper
musician at the Salzburg court, but hundred creations.
accommodations, and
his restlessness led him to travel in He learned
lent money. search of a better position. voraciously from other
He suffered from musicians and
depression and made During his visit to Vienna in 1781, he
developed a splendor
decided to settle in this city, where
a series of long trips and maturity of style
he achieved fame that he
hoping to increase his that ranged from light
maintained for the rest of his life,
income and was and elegance to
despite going through difficult
unsuccessful, followed darkness and passion.
financial situations.
by his death.