Wolfgang Amadeus MozartBy Daniel BessonovWolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Germany. Born to Leopold Mozart, a minor violinist and composer, learning music was a must for Amadeus. He was the youngest of seven children, although most of his brothers and sisters died in early childhood. Her older sister, Maria “Nannerl” Anna, began taking keyboard lessons at age seven with her father, while three-year-old Amadeus watched and listened. This was the first step in young Mozart's long musical journey. At the age of just four, Amadeus was already able to learn complicated pieces in less than half an hour and play the harpsichord (keyboard) extremely well. As his musical and compositional skills developed more and more, he wrote his first symphonies for couples at the age of just eight. Constantly traveling throughout Europe with his father (starting in Munich in 1762), Amadeus began to make a name for himself as a young musical prodigy. However, not only did Mozart make a name for himself on these tours, but he also absorbed and learned various European musical and compositional styles, which ultimately had a great effect on his mature playing and compositional styles. In mid-1763, Mozart's father, Leopold, decided to leave his position as deputy Kapellmeister (which was quite well paid), in order to go with his family on an extensive tour through Europe. It is not surprising that soon the Mozarts went on a tour, where Amadeus and his sister played in almost all the major musical centers of Western Europe: Munich, Stuttgart, Augsburg, Mannheim, Brussels, Frankfurt, Mainz, Paris and London (where the Mozarts they spent 15 months there). They returned to Salzburg only in November 1766, having... middle of paper... deceased. The reason for his death is not identified, however a very popular hypothesis is that he died of severe rheumatic fever, an illness he suffered several times during his life. Mozart left a legacy that cannot be measured simply in words. Even at the time of his death he was already considered one of the greatest composers of all time, not to mention that he wrote 626 songs in just 35 years. Hundreds of his works also later influenced composers such as Beethoven, Kuhalu, Hadyn and many others. Not only that, Mozart also developed the forms of operas, symphonies, string ensembles and concerts that we know today. Many of Mozart's compositions, including short pieces, sonatas, sonatinas, operas, and etudes, are used today on television, in plays, and even in modern music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has influenced the musical world for eternity and beyond.