Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Type

Book

Authors

Yona Zeldis McDonough

ISBN 10

0448431041

ISBN 13

9780448431048

Tags

COM, History, Illustrated, Composers & Musicians, Music, Historical, Musical

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. - from Amzon

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