Mozart

= ** Wolfgang Amade **** us Mozart **     =
 * **Born January 27th, 1756**
 * **Died December 5th, 1791**
 * **From Salzburg, Austria**

Wolfang's family was full of "musical geniuses". His sister singing, his father playing the violin, and Wolfgang himself on the piano. Wolfgang at age 8, wrote his first symphony. In 1762 Wolfgang's father took his two "prodigies," Wolfgang and his sister on a tour. The emperor loved it, and called Wolfgang a "little musician". When Mozart was 12 years old he composed his first two operas. In 1769 Mozart became a concert master at the Archbishop of Salzburg's court. Mozart went to Italy, to study opera where it's origins are from. Mozart wrote a lot symphonies, operas, serenades, sonatas, concertos, church music, and chamber music. Some of these still performed today. His salary at the court for the Archbishop was really small. His father took him to Vienna, looking for a better paying job. It wasn't a very successful journey. Mozart was inspired by a musician named, Joseph Haydn. Mozart felt unhappy living in Salzburg, so he went "searching for happiness" in places like, Germany and France. But his mother died while he was in Paris. So Mozart went back to his old job in Salzburg, but he fought with the Archbishop, and was fired. In 1782 he married Constanze Weber, whom he was "madly in love" with. Mozart didn't go to an actual school, he was home-schooled by his father. During Mozart's time musicians were thought to be like servants, and weren't allowed to compose music on their own. But, Mozart had the nerve to do it. After that, musicians were considered artists instead of servants. Ludwig Van Beethoven admired Mozart's style, and had a chance for one lesson with him, before Mozart died. As a child Mozart was very sick all the time, and most people wondered how long he would live. When Mozart was 4 years old he made his own composition, and studied violin. Also, when he was just 7 years old, he proposed to Marie Antoinette, but she said no. Mozart was also known as the most kissed boy in Europe. media type="youtube" key="df-eLzao63I" height="315" width="420" by Jhaunay Roberts <3