The Life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The genius son of Leopold Mozart was born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Germany. He began composing at the age of five and performing at age six. In 1763, the Mozart family went on tour to Paris and London to display Wolfgang and his sister Nannerl. Leopold Mozart always sent his son on tour and put great emphasis on the importance of money. By the end of his childhood, Wolfgang had developed …showed first 75 words of 297 total…

…showed last 75 words of 297 total…divertimentos and his first great piano concerto, K271. Later that year, his father sent him to Munich and Mannheim to find a more prestigious post, but he could not find one. While in Mannheim, however, he fell in love with Aloysia Weber, whose younger sister he would later marry. All of Mozart's post-1777 works were concentrated on the pianoforte. He was particularly fond of Stein's pianofortes, but could never afford one. died December 5, 1791 in Vienna.