num_pages: 112
description: Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. There is also a timeline and a bibliography.Illustrated by Carrie Robbins.Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.
title: Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
titlecomplete: Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
characters: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
genres: Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Biography, Education, Childrens, Juvenile, Music, Nonfiction, History, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1111
series: Who Was . . . ? Series
publisher: Grosset & Dunlap