WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

CHILDHOOD

• Mozart was born on January 27 1756 in Salzburg Austria
• He also started as a musician at the age of six
• When Mozart was young and going to school he was a very smart kid.

EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK

• https://youtu.be/oy2zDJPIgwc
• The German title means a little night music
• The work is written for an ensemble two violins, viola, cello, and double bass

RONDO ALLA TURCA

• https://youtu.be/quxTnEEETbo

LACRIMOSA

• https://youtu.be/k1-TrAvp_xs

CLASSICAL ERA

• Mozart played his music in the classical era
• The classical era was from 1750-1830
• Three composers lived in the classical era including Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn

END OF LIFE

• Mozart only lived to be 35 years old
• He died from kidney disease in his home

MORE INFORMATION

• He started music on a harpsichord his father taught him how to play a few notes on it.
• Mozart got his music education from the Viennese Classical school.
• Some of his influences where Johann
• Sebastian Bach, and Joseph Haydn

SOME INTERESTING FACTS

• Mozart dies poor
• He liked to gamble
• He had a sister
• Lived lavishly
• Had 6 siblings but 5 of them died

TYPES OF MUSIC COMPOSED

• He made 50 symphonies
• And made 22 operas

INSTRUMENTS PLAYED

• Piano
• Violin
• Horn
• Flute
• Harp
• Bassoon
• Oboe
• Clarinet
• And trumpet throughout his lifetime

WEBSITES USED

• Wikipedia.com
• Quara.com
• Biography.com