Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. According to Boerner, not much is known about Mozart's early years other than being born into a musical family and learning music at a young age. Mozart displayed great musical ability and became known as a musical prodigy. Young Amadeus displayed his musical gift as he developed his first musical composition called Andante in C within a thirty minute timeframe as he was about to turn five years old. While Mozart's musical gifting developed, his father, neglecting his duties as vice-Kapellmeister, focused on Amadeus' musical ability, leading him to take young Amadeus on tour around Europe. As this developed, touring increased and Amadeus' fame began to spread while many anxiously waited to hear the young maestro's music. Many were amazed at his remarkable skills as he went on tour in Paris and London and visited many courts along the way. Throughout his life, Mozart composed many musical pieces that were greatly admired. Amadeus composed over 600 sonatas, concertos, minuets, librettos, serenades, oratorios, cantatas, operas and symphonies, and is one of the most
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. According to Boerner, not much is known about Mozart's early years other than being born into a musical family and learning music at a young age. Mozart displayed great musical ability and became known as a musical prodigy. Young Amadeus displayed his musical gift as he developed his first musical composition called Andante in C within a thirty minute timeframe as he was about to turn five years old. While Mozart's musical gifting developed, his father, neglecting his duties as vice-Kapellmeister, focused on Amadeus' musical ability, leading him to take young Amadeus on tour around Europe. As this developed, touring increased and Amadeus' fame began to spread while many anxiously waited to hear the young maestro's music. Many were amazed at his remarkable skills as he went on tour in Paris and London and visited many courts along the way. Throughout his life, Mozart composed many musical pieces that were greatly admired. Amadeus composed over 600 sonatas, concertos, minuets, librettos, serenades, oratorios, cantatas, operas and symphonies, and is one of the most