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I was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria to Leopold and Anna Marie Mozart.
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When I was about four, my father started teaching me how to play the harpsichord. I was taught more by instinct and relied on my musical ear. For me, learning to play music was as easy as writing it.
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I started composing in 1761 and was educated and infulenced by my father who was a musician as well.
I wrote everything including operas, Masses, cantatas, motets, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas. -
My family and I began traveling Europe so that I could play for the upperclass and nobility. I started in Munich and performed for the Elector of Bavaria. News of my performance reached Vienna within days. After charming the audience, I went to Paris and London.
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At the age 6, I began writing compositions.
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When I was 7 years old, I proposed to Marie Antoinette.
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At age 8, I wrote my first symphony, and my first published compositions were released.
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When I was 11 years old, I wrote my first oratorio.
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On this day, I performed Mitridate, Re di Ponto. Many were skeptical because I was a German boy writing an Italian opera; however it proved to be so popular that there were twenty performances.
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When I was 15 I was granted my own seat in the court orchestra.
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My first tour in Europe ended after three years and my accomplishments were widely recongnized at this point.
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After years of being stifled in Salzburg I finally set out to continue my career in Paris. Although I got sidetracked and found love with my cousin, Aloysia. I arrived in Paris on March 23, 1778. I spent a few years here, but I didn't accomplish much. So I returned to Salzburg in 1779.
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While I was waiting for my big break, I managed to publish the opera, The Abduction from the Seraglio, three piano concertos, and Haffner Symphony in three different keys.
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This year i composed the Quartet in G minor. It was the first time in music history that pieces were written for piano and string instruments together.
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I died on December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria.
