Music βΊ Composers βΊ Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756 to 1791. A composer who started very young.
Three facts about Mozart
- Mozart was making up his own music when he was just five years old.
- As a child, Mozart toured Europe with his father and his big sister Nannerl. They played in cities like Paris and London.
- Mozart played the keyboard and the violin.
Mozartβs famous music
Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) (1787). Hear it on Peabody: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, a listening map.
Where Mozart lived
Mozart did their best-known work in Vienna, in Austria. π Fly there on the globe
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For grown-ups: where these facts come from
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