Mozart
Mozart (1756 - 1791) is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time. In 35 years he was able to accomplish a great amount, but may have not succeeded in having a successful career.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27 1756. At three years old he was attracted to the sounds of the piano, and begun to play. Educated by his father (Leopold Mozart) Wolfgang was soon playing minuets at the age of four, and by the age of five he wrote his first musical composition. Leopold wanted to make his children accomplished musicians. He was able to launch their career, when he held a debut for his two at a royal court.
Mozart like Bach was into the "new" way of thinking at the time. The reason one would think this is because Mozart disobeyed the Archbishop of Salzburg so he could share his music with audiences around Europe. Mozart is one of the most influential musical artists of all time.
The works of Mozart are so memorable for a variety of reasons; Mozart incorporated his personal feelings through his music, what ever he was going through at the time of the composer of a specific piece was reflected by his thoughts and feelings. Mozart also wrote over 600 musical compositions, which is an extreme amount considering he only lived 35 years. He worked so hard on his music that his fingers became disfigured and curled. Mozart stated composing at a very young age, he was considered to be a musical genius.
Mozart's greatest contribution to the world was his music. Mozart wanted to share his works with the world, although authority figured tried to constrain him he was able to break free by defying them.
During his career he was never able to obtain a salary job. He usually went from place to place. Because of this he was never able to provide a financial comfort to his wife whom he married in 1782, and his two children Xaver Wolfgang, and Carl Thomas. Mozart also liked to spend his money...
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