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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Wolgang Amadeus Mozart Born Jan. 27, 1756

Jan 27, 1756

Salzberg, Austria

Wolfgang learns to play clavier at Age 3

1759

Wolfgang writes his first melody at Age 4

1760

Teaches himself to play violin Age 6

1762

Concert Road Trip to Germany, Belgium, France, England

1763

Writes "Symphony in E-flat" at Age 7

1763

Sick from smallpox Age 10

1766

Writes 20+ Symphonies, 8 string quartets and 3 short operas between Ages 10-17

1766 - 1773

Writes his first Opera Age 12

1768

Makes 3 trips to Italy Ages 13-17

1769 - 1773

18th Birthday

1774

U.S. Declaration of Independence

1776

Wolfgang's Mother Anna Dies when he is 22 years old

1778

Writes "Paris Symphony" to critical acclaim

1778

Writes Opera "Idomeneo" in 1780

1780

Quits his first regular job with the Archbishop

1781

Marries Constance Webber at age 26

1782

First living son Karl is born 1784

1784

Writes "The Marriage of Figaro" 1786

1786

Takes a paying job with Emperor Joseph II

1787

Wolfgang's Father Dies 1787

1787

Writes "Cosi fan Tutti", "The Magic Flute" 1790

1790

Begins his last "Requiem" Mass and never finishes it before his death on December 5, 1991

Dec 5, 1791