Wolfgang A. Mozart's Life

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a phenomenal composer. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He lived in Austria his whole life. His parents were Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. His sister, Maria Anna "Nannerl" also played music, same with his dad. Wolfgang started playing music when he was only three! When he was five in 1761, he wrote his first piece of music, Menuett in F. The next year in 1762, the Mozart family traveled to the capital of Austria, Vienna. In Vienna, Wolfgang and Nannerl played for the royal family. The emperor called Wolfgang "a little magician." The empress rewarded the children with beautiful new clothes. For the next three years, the Mozart played for royalty all over Europe. The Mozarts returned home in 1766. When Wolfgang was fourteen, he had written an opera and many other pieces of music. As a teenager, Mozart wrote music for the archbishop of Salzburg, Austria. At age twenty-three, Wolfgang played the organ for the orchestra of the archbishop. But before he played the organ, his mother passed away in 1778. Mozart was twenty-two at the time of his mother's passing. Wolfgang married Constanze Weber in 1782. The next year in 1783, the Mozarts had a baby boy. Soon after, Wolfgang and Constanze traveled to Salzburg and left their son with a nanny. While they were away, the baby died. Wolfgang and Constanze Mozart had five other children after that. Although, three of the children died. Only two children, Karl Mozart and Franz Mozart, survived. The Mozarts were popular, but didn't work for money. In fact, they were poor. They couldn't afford to keep their apartment. They moved to one place and then another. In 1786, Mozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro. The opera is a famous one, but Wolfgang did not receive a lot of money. In 1787, his father, Leopold Mozart, died. In 1791, Mozart wrote The Magic Flute, a famous opera. It is the story ofa prince and princess who learn the difference between the good and evil. Also in 1791, Wolfgang wrote a largely unfinished requiem to honor a person who has died. Wolfgang died on December 5, 1791 when he did not even finish half of his requiem. He was buried in a mass grave.