Accomplishments ♬

As a teenager, Mozart got a job at the Court of Prince Archbishops of Salzburg because his dad wanted him to earn money in other ways than music. Mozart later moved to Vienna, Austria, in 1781, where he lived for the rest of his life. This year was the beginning of Mozart's golden year as a composer and musician. In 1782, Mozart tought and wrote what was considered to this day some of the most famous and most accomplished western music. In the same year, Mozart got married to Constance Weber and they had 6 children, but only 2 survived unfortunatley. Mozart had written about 600 works of music before he died and his music has been featured in more 300 films. Mozart had composed 50 symphonies, 25 piano concertos, 12 violin concertos, 27 concertos arias, 26 string quartets, 103 minuets, 15 masses, and 21 opera works.

Fun Facts ♩

• He taught Beethoven in 1784
• He was a Roman Catholic and many of his pieces are religoious
• He died of kindey failure
• His nickname was "Wolfie"
• He traveled a lot. Spent 14 of his 35 years away from home.
• He died at age 35 in 1791
• Mozart’s music has been credited with helping those with epilepsy, boosting the milk production of cows, and boosting the IQ of unborn babies