Born - January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria Died - December 5, 1791 at the age of 35

Birthplace - Salzburg, Austria

Mozart was one of seven children however, only one other sibling survived, his older sister, Maryanne. Her nickname was Nannerel.

Both exhibited unusual musical abilities at an early age and, with guidance and instruction from their father, Leopold, performed regularly in front of royalty.

Another important force in Mozart’s life was his mother Anna Maria.

Family portrait

Mozart was known as a child prodigy A prodigy is a person with exceptional talents far beyond what is normal for someone of that age. Note: He learned to speak 15 different languages throughout his lifetime

At three years old he began playing the piano. At age five he wrote his first piece of music. By age six he had taught himself how to play the violin without ever having received a lesson..

By age eight, he wrote his first symphony. And by age twelve he wrote his first opera. In his lifetime, he wrote 626 pieces of music.

An easy way to remember some of the numbers When did he start playing the piano? 3 When did he write his 1 st piece of music? 5 When did he write his 1 st symphony? 8 How old was he when he died? 35 FREAKY !!

He was able to write this incredible amount of music because he was born with 2 special gifts. Perfect Pitch & Photographic Memory

Perfect Pitch The ability to name the letter of a pitch simply by hearing it, or the ability to produce any pitch referred to by name.

Photographic Memory The ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with great accuracy and in seemingly unlimited volume.

As Wolfgang was growing up, his father took him and his sister Maryanne on tours of Europe. Eventually, they went to Italy, the center of musical activity in the 1700’s

As Mozart reached his 20’s, he grew apart from his father. At the age of 26, he married Constanze Weber. They had 6 children, but only two sons survived past childhood.

In 1783 in the city of Linz ( Austria's third largest city), Count Thun, announced a concert of Mozart's music. However, the situation was awkward because Mozart had no music prepared to play, and the concert was only four days away. Mozart wrote to his father: "As I have not a single symphony with me, I am writing a new one at breakneck speed.“ Against all odds, the work was finished in time. It is now known as: SYMPHONY NO. 36 IN C, "LINZ" K.425

Wolfgang’s music showed an amazing amount of sophistication. Many of his works show no corrections of any kind. About His Music

By the time Mozart was in his 30’s, he worked all the time. As much as 15 hours a day writing music. Eventually, his hands became so deformed from writing that he couldn’t even cut his own food The final years

Mozart died on December 5, 1791 at the age of 35. Because Mozart died with very little money, he was given a commoners (or paupers) funeral. It was years later that his grave was marked with a tombstone. Mozart’s Death

Interesting Fact We do not know where Mozart is buried. We know he was buried in St. Marx cemetery in Vienna, Austria, but we do not know exactly where. For this reason, there are 2 grave sites. This one,

and this is the other Mozart’s Death

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