Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) ___ (be) one

of the most influential, popular and prolific composers

of the classical period. He________ (compose) over

600 works, including some of the most famous and

_______(love) pieces of symphonic, chamber,

operatic, and choral music. Mozart_____ (be) born on

27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria to a musical family.

From an early age, the young Mozart_______ (show)

all the signs of a prodigious musical talent. By the age of 5 he _____ (can) read and write music, and

he____ (will) entertain people with his talents on the keyboard. By the age of 6 he was writing his first

compositions. Mozart is widely _______(regard) as among the greatest composers in the history of

Western music. His father_____ (take) him on a grand tour of Europe and the three trips to Italy.

During the visit to Vienna in 1781, Mozart___(is) dismissed from his Salzburg position.

He_______(stay) in Vienna, where he___________ (achieve) fame but little financial security. In the

middle of his final years there, he _____ (play) many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and

operas. His Requiem___ (is)largely unfinished by the time of his death at the age of 35, the

circumstances of which are largely uncertain and much mythologized.