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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg on January 27, 1756.
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At only five years old, Mozart first played publicly. He was already recognized as a child prodigy.
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The following year, Mozart and his sister travel to Munich and Vienna, performing for the court.
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Leopold Mozart takes his children to a number of European capitals, exposing them to the best music available. Young Wolfgang begins to compose his first pieces.
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Wolfgang composes his first symphony at the age of eight
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In Vienna in 1768, Mozart writes his first opera, "La Finte Simplice".
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Mozart receives the
Order of the Golden Spur
from Pope Clement.
He begins ten years of unhappy employment in the house hold of the
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For several years as a young man, Mozart travelled throughout Europe composing. He was unhappy in Salzburg and left, while his father stayed.
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By 1782, Mozart had settled in Vienna, producing a number of operas and other compositions during this period. He also fell in love and married Constance Weber at this time. He remained in Vienna for a number of years.
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Between 1786 and 1787, Mozart and his wife twice travelled to Prague for the premieres of two of Mozart's operas, first "The Marriage of Figaro" and later "Don Giovanni."
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In 1787, Beethoven arrived in Vienna to study with Mozart.
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Mozart's compositions began to sell more poorly around 1788. He continued to play, but concerts were less well attended.
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Between 1789 and 1790, Mozart composed "Cosi fan Tutte," and may have composed a piece for the coronation of Joseph II.
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After a period of financial struggle, Mozart found renewed success, first with "The Magic Flute." He began work on the Requiem, but did not complete it; the completed portions were performed only once, on November 20.
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On December 5, 1791, while still in his thirties, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died not long after the composition and success of "The Magic Flute." His cause of death is recorded as fever.
