Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart[a][b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, chamber music, opera, and choral music. Born in Salzburg, Mozart quickly emerged as a child prodigy under the training of his father Leopold, a skilled. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer, widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. Unlike any other composer in musical history, he wrote in all the musical genres of his day and excelled in every one. Learn more about Mozart in this article. The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rivalry with court composer Antonio Salieri has become the stuff of legend, thanks to the massive success of Peter Shaffer’s play Amadeus, which was. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, baptized Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgang Theophilus, was born in Salzburg on January 27, 1756, the youngest child of the archiepiscopal court musician Leopold Mozart (1719–1787) and his wife Anna Maria, née Pertl. Mozart was a prolific composer, writing everything from operas, symphonies and concertos, to choral works, string quartets and smaller ensembles. Here are his 15 greatest of all time. 🎧 Listen to our playlist on Spotify: Order “Mozart: Classical Music Masterpieces (Vinyl) on Amaz. A prolific artist, Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music. Category:Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 — 5 December 1791) ＝ Alternative Names/Transliterations: Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart, Wolfgango Amadeo Mozart, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, Wolfgang Gottlieb Mozart ＝ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was an Austrian composer who wrote a wide range of works including piano concertos, string quartets, symphonies, operas, and sacred music. Regarded as one of or perhaps. Read on for our brief guide to the life and work of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most gifted composers of his or any other era. Who was Mozart? Mozart was a great composer: one of the very greatest composers, in fact. And, before that, he was a child prodigy. From the age of seven, Mozart spent much of his childhood on tour, paraded by his father before potential patrons.