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Close your eyes and picture that you are sitting in a grand concert hall. The year is the and the hall is a large and beautiful hall in Europe. It is full of wealthy people dressed in beautiful and fancy clothes. On the stage is a large orchestra of musicians, playing the most beautiful music you have ever heard.

In , Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria.

After the orchestra is finished, everyone jumps to their feet and claps with loud applause, including you. It is a magnificent show! Then, to your surprise, the composer of the music comes on stage. He is a young teenager and is only twelve years old!

Check Our Our 'Hey Kids, Meet the Composer' Biography for Austrian Composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

His name is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Wolfgang Mozart was an Austrian composer who wrote many operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that shaped classical music in a very significant way. He was one of the most talented and productive musical composers of all time. Wolfgang was born in the year He was very gifted and was able to play a number of different instruments from a very young age.

When Wolfgang was three, he watched his seven year old sister learn piano. He started to copy her playing and at a very young age, he started to show that he understood music and could play himself. However, Wolfgang and his sister practiced a lot and worked on perfecting their playing. He wrote his first piece of music at age five and learned how to play the harpsichord, the violin, the piano, organ and the viola.