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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January twenty-seven, one thousand seven hundred fifty-six. He was the youngest child of Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria Perlt. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the sole-surviving son, and his only sister was Maria Anna. Leopold, his father was a successful composer, violinist, and assistant concert master at the Salzburg court. Wolfgang’s mother, Anna Maria Pertl, was born to a middle-class family of local community leaders. With their father’s

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is without a doubt one of the most influential composers to have ever lived. From his piano works to his symphonies, Mozart never ceased to amaze people with his music. He had a very exciting career that began in his childhood that involved traveling to different cities and performing and writing music for a number of large and well-respected audiences. Along with Mozart’s obviously notable works, his sacred music was also exceptionally popular at the time, as

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an Austrian Composer who created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies, and sonatas that shaped the classical music genre. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Little did they know, the small city of Salzburg would be the birthplace of one of the most talented musical composers of all time. Wolfgang was the only surviving son of Leopold and Maria Pertl Mozart. Wolfgang was raised in a very Catholic family and was taught

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. His father, Leopold Mozart, a noted composer, instructor, and the author of famous writings on violin playing, was then in the service of the archbishop of Salzburg. Leopold and Anna Maria, his wife, stressed the importance of music to their children. Together with his sister, Nannerl, Wolfgang received such intensive musical training that by the age of six he was a budding composer and an accomplished keyboard performer

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s overture to The Marriage of Figaro brings together all the components and styles of the classical period. With it being an overture, it sets the mood and allows people to get ready for the opera they are about to watch. Mozart was one of the greatest composers to ever resonate from the classical period and his music is still studied and played worldwide today. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg. (Kem) Recognized for his works at an extremely young age

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    worldwide. However, there is one that stands out the most. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a child prodigy and composer at the age of six, who played and composed so effortlessly, would change music styles and influence many great composers that would come years afterwards. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in full Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He was the son of Leopold and Maria Pertle Mozart and younger brother to Maria Anna, also known as Nannerl

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756. He was born in Salzburg, Austria. He died on December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria. He was only 35 years old when he died. He started playing the violin at age 6, and played the piano later on. Him and his sister Maria Anna were the only 2 children to survive. His wife was Constanze Mozart. They had 6 kids, but only 2 survived. The ones that survived were Franz Xaver Wolfgang and Karl Thomas. The other 4 died in at least a month to a year’s time

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a brilliant composer from the classical era. He lived a short life; however, he was able to compose many great pieces of music before he passed away. One of his famous pieces is his Eine Kleine Nachtmusik piece that he wrote in 1787. The piece can be observed as good from a Christian perspective. Art is meant to be felt and not just heard or seen. Mozart was born in Austria in 1756 to a musically inclined family. He put together his first concerto at the age of

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    Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart better known as, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was born in Salzburg, Austria to Leopold and Anne Marie Mozart. Leopold Mozart (1719-1787) was a violinist, composer and the Vice-Kapellmeister to the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. His elder sister Marie Anne also nicknamed “Nannerl”, and are the only two to survive out of seven children. He and his sister were both child prodigies in music. At the age of three, Mozart would watch and mimic his elder

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Prominent Musical Genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the classical period. He was born in 1756. In 1782, he married Constanze Weber and had six children—four of which passed away when they were infants (Grout, 540). One of their two other sons that lived followed his legacy of becoming a composer (Grout, 540). Mozart’s father was both a composer and a violinist, who began training him and his sister Nannerl musically at a very young age and took

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