A German Composer...

Hey guys,
  So Andrew read Mom a list of German composers, and thus mom figured I should write a entire post about one, so here goes...  For my post, I decided to research Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.  This info will be from the Wikipedia article on him.

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,^[2] was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era.

  He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and his influence on subsequent Western art music is profound; Beethoven composed his own early works in the shadow of Mozart, and Joseph Haydn wrote that "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years."

  Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17, he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position, always composing abundantly. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position.

  He chose to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his death. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologized. He was survived by his wife Constanze and two sons.

  This was just a very brief overview of Mozart, if you want full information, here's the link to the full Wikipedia article.  Hope you all didn't get too bored, I'll catch you next time.

  Jacob B.