Mozart wrote that people are wrong to think that composition comes easily to him, and that no one has devoted more time and thought to composition than himself. Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756, Mozart showed musical talent from a young age, composing his first works and performing for European royalty as a child prodigy. Though hugely successful, he struggled financially and died in debt in 1791 at the young age of 35.

2. "People are wrong who think
my art comes easily to me. I
assure you, nobody has
devoted so much time and
thought to composition as I."

3. January 27, 1756
Salzburg, Austria

4. FATHER
His father, Leopold, was a very good
musician and composer and worked
for the ruler of Salzburg, the
Archbishop.
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His mother had seven children, but only
two survived, Mozart and his sister
Nannerl.

5. When his sister
Nannerl was seven
and Wolferl was
Sister,Papa
three,
Nannerl
started teaching
her to play the
piano.

7. Started composing at the age
of 5 and symphonies at 9.
He learned to play the piano
and violin at an early age.

9. He was too little to play the violin, (or so
his dad thought) but they got him a
little violin, just like Papa's, only
smaller. One day, Papa came home with
two friends. Wolfang came into the
drawing room with his little violin and
asked if he could play. His father
refused, until a friend of his father’s
said he could play with him. They all
started playing, then everyone stopped
and watched Mozart play the violin part
all by himself – without any lessons!

10. One of his
First
compositions
Twinkle Twinkle Little
Star

11. Young Mozart travelled throughout Europe

12. • Mozart and his family travelled to
different
countries;
Munich, París, London, etc, and he gave a
lot of concerts for some kings and
emperors.
• When he was 17 years old he worked in
the Salzburg’s court.
• Later he left his job and travelled with his
mother to look for a new job.

13. At
6,
he
and
his
sister, performed series of
concerts to Europe’s courts
and major cities.
In Paris, the young Mozart
published his first works,
four sonatas for clavier with
accompanying violin (1764).
In 1768, he composed his first
opera, La Finta Semplice.
This first Italian trip
culminated in a new opera,
Mitridate, re di Ponto,
composed for Milan.

14. In two further Italian journeys
he wrote two more operas for
Milan, Ascanio in Alba (1771)
and Lucio Silla (1772).
Mozart's career in Vienna
began promisingly, and he was
soon commissioned to write
The Abduction from the
Seraglio (1782).
Greatest success was Le Nozze di
Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
(1786), composed for the Vienna
Opera.

15. For all his triumphs..
Leopold Mozart
Father. Mentor. Inspiration.
Johann Christian Bach
Franz Josef Haydn
Friend. Inspiration.
Dear Friend. Inspiration.
violinist and a music teacher who influenced the concerto
gave him encouragement to be style of Mozart
musically-inclined
valued his opinions and was
highly influenced by him

16. • After that, he fell in love with
Aloysia Weber but he
married whit
Constanza
Weber, her sister, in 1782.
They got married in Viena
and they had six children.

17. Death of his
mother
Hindrances.
Problems.
Challenges.

18. His death gave rise to false
rumors of poisoning, is
thought to have resulted
from rheumatic fever, a
disease which he had
suffered from repeatedly
through his life.

19. After a cheap funeral at
Saint Stephen's
Cathedral, he was buried in
an unmarked grave at the
cemetery of Saint Marx, a
Viennese suburb.
Much has been made of this, but at that time
such burial was legally required for all Viennese
except those of noble or aristocratic birth.

20. CONCERTO
When he was six, Mozart wrote a concerto, a difficult musical form
even for an experienced grown- up to write!

21. They often played for important people who would pay them with gifts
instead of money. Making enough money was always difficult for the
Mozart family.

22. REFERENCES
Arizona Opera (2005). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Retrieved from
http://www.azopera.com/learn.php?subcat=composerbios&composer=mozart
BiographyShelf.com (n.d.) Short biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Retrieved from
http://www.biographyshelf.com/wolfgang_amadeus_mozart_biography.html
Music with Ease (2005-11). The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Retrieved from
http://www.musicwithease.com/mozart-life.html
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