"The sonatas of Mozart are unique; they are too easy for children, and too difficult for artists." - Artur Schnabel

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Mozart was a classical composer of Viennese classical school. A student of Haydn, Mozart is considered to be the greatest musical genius of all time. Composing his first music before he could

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do math, literally, Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27th, 1756. His father, Leopold Mozart was a violinist and composer of the archbishop. He took little Wolfgang and his sister Maria Anna on tours throughout Europe to perform as pianists and harpsichordists. Young Mozart also played the violin and organ for commission at various places. He composed his first published music in 1764 while at Paris at the age of nine - it was four violin sonata. In 1768, Mozart became the honorary concertmaster of the archbishop.

On 1769 (to 1771), Mozart went on an Italian tour and

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studied under Giovanni Battista Martini and in 1773, he came under the teachings of Franz Joseph Haydn. In 1777, Mozart went to Mannheim, Germany and Paris to his mother who past away. During this trip, Mozart composed seven violin sonatas, seven piano sonatas, a ballet and three symphonies including the widely acclaimed and notable “Paris Symphony”. Mozart broke away entirely from the archbishop in 1781 and sought unsuccessfully to find a job. He finally found one with Emperor Joseph II but at a greatly reduced salary and be mounted up a serious debt which would haunt him until his death.

In 1782, Mozart composed the very successful “Abduction of the Seraglio”, a comedy-opera. While

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writing the “Abduction of the Seraglio” opera, Mozart met and married Constanze Weber for whom he wrote “Mass in C Minor”. She soon became his premiere soloist in various operas.

During his last ten years of his life (Mozart only lived thirty-six years),

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Mozart produced some of the finest music ever written, including the “Jupiter Symphony”, operas such as “The Magic Flute” and “The Marriage of Figaro”. His very last piece, the “Requiem” was left unfinished because of an illness and his death that soon followed. His body was buried among several graves and there is no evidence that his death was deliberate. A student of Mozart finished “Requiem”. Throughout his life, Mozart created sixteen operas, forty-one symphonies, twenty-seven violin and piano concertos, nineteen masses and twenty-five string quartets.