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BIRTH
Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. -
HE WROTE HIS FIRST SURVIVING COMPOSITION
He was only 5 at the time. His dad noticed he had a great musical talent. -
HIS FAMILY SET UP ON A SERIES OF GRAND EUROPEAN TOURS
He was just 6. His dad decided that he needed training, experience, and exposure. -
HE WROTE HIS FIRST CLASSICAL SYMPHONY
He was just 8 years old. -
WHEN HE WAS 17, HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO A BIGGER HOUSE IN SALZBURG.
They had become wealthy enough. -
HE COMPOSED ONE OF HIS FIRST EARLY MASTERPIECES
In 1775, he wrote the Violin Concerto No.5 in A major. This composition is usually referred to as The Turkish. -
AT AGE 21, HE FELL IN LOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Her name was Aloysia Weber. She was 16 and a singer. She was first interested, but spurned him after. -
HE MOVED TO PARIS WITH HIS MUM.
He had moved there because he had realized that he could never have a well-paid job in Salzburg. His plan was to move there, get a job, and then have his family move in with him.
However, these plan didn't work out. He did not like Paris and his mother became ill and died. -
HE MOVED BACK TO SALZBURG.
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HE MOVED TO VIENNA.
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MOZART GOT MARRIED.
He married Aloysia's younger sister. She was a singer. Mozart's father did not approve of this marriage. -
1 YEAR AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE, THEY WENT TO SALZBURG.
They tried to convince his father to approve of their marriage. However, his faher never gave his blessing, and Mozart never returned to Salzburg. -
HIS FATHER DIED.
This year marked a crisis point for Mozart. He also had some economic problems during this period, as Vienna's economy was in trouble. -
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HE WROTE HIS LAST 3 SYMPHONIES.
He wrote them very quickly during the summer of 1788. These symphonies are some of the best works he had ever written. -
HE SUDDENLY BECAME ILL.
It is believed that he had some kind of kidney disease, which led to kidney failure. It is also believed that it was caused by some kid of asiatic flu, since a lot of people were getting sick in Vienna during that period. -
DEATH