Born January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, and baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, he was educated by his father, Leopold Mozart, who was concertmaster in the court orchestra of the archbishop of Salzburg and a celebrated violinist, composer, and author. By the age of six Mozart had become an accomplished performer on the harpsichord, violin, and organ and was highly skilled in sight-reading and improvisation. Five short piano pieces composed by Mozart when he was six years …showed first 75 words of 587 total…

…showed last 75 words of 587 total…nds attended his burial. The place of his grave is unmarked. The legend that the Italian composer Antonio Salieri murdered him is unsupported by reputable scholars. Mozart had an unsuccessful career and died young, but he ranks as one of the great geniuses of Western civilization. His large output shows that even as a child he possessed a thorough command of the technical resources of musical composition as well as an original imagination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**