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Wolfgang Mozart

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  • Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria

  • First Public Performance

    First Public Performance
    At only five years old, Mozart first played publicly. He was already recognized as a child prodigy.
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    Traveling through Europe

    Leopold Mozart takes his children to a number of European capitals, exposing them to the best music available. Young Wolfgang begins to compose his first pieces.

  • 1st Opera

    1st Opera
    In Vienna in 1768, Mozart writes his first opera, "La Finte Simplice"
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    Travels and Composes

    For several years as a young man, Mozart traveled throughout Europe composing. He was unhappy in Salzburg and left, while his father stayed.

  • Beethoven's Arrival

    Beethoven's Arrival
    In 1787, Beethoven arrived in Vienna to study with Mozart.

  • Mozart's Death

    Mozart's Death
    On December 5, 1791, while still in his thirties, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died not long after the composition and success of "The Magic Flute." His cause of death is recorded as fever.