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Mozart

Considered one of the finest composers in the history of the world, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart changed the course of music with his amazing talent. Living to only be 35, Mozart was able to accomplish more than most composers do in a full life span. Living during the Classical period, he wrote numerous operas, symphonies, sonatas, concertos for numerous instruments, chamber music, string quartets and much more. One of Mozart's most famous and most mysterious works was his Requiem Mass written just before his death.
Mozart was born in Salzburg, Germany on January 27th, 1756. He was named Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgang Theophilus but later in life he was chose to be known as Wolfgang Amade (Sitwell, 2). His father was Leopold Mozart who was a violin-master to the Prince Archbishop of Salzburg. Leopold composed music but it had no merit. He soon had to realize that his worth came in the birth of his son. His mother was Anna Maria Pertl. During the birth of Mozart, his mother almost passed away. It is said that he inherited his wild, buoyant personality from his mother. His parents had seven children, only two of which survived. His sister, Maria Anna, who was three years older, began to take music lessons when Mozart was three years old. He began to take interest in what she was doing and started to also take lessons and never stopped.
At a young age, although extremely fluent in his musical abilities, Mozart was only taking lessons in fun and enjoyed playing music for pleasure. His true passion lay in math and science. It is said that when he was learning his arithmetic that stools, tables, walls and the floor were chalked over with his math problems (Sitwell, 4). Wolfgang's father was aware of his amazing musical talent and decided to take Wolfgang and his sister on a small tour in the summer of 1762. They went to Munich and later on to Vienna. This tour began Mozart's fame. As soon as this tour drew to a close and they returned back home, they...