Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptized in a Salzburg cathedral the day after his birth; January 27th, 1756. He was born to the Leopold Mozart, a musical author, composer, and violinist; and to his wife Anna Marie Pertl. Only Wolfang and his sister Maria Anna, or Nannerl, survived infancy. Wolfgang was the seventh born child, out of seven children. Wolfgang was baptized under the name Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus. He never used these names in his later life. He often went by Amadeus or Amade. Although he could not walk until the age of three, Mozart started to display musical talent at the age of four. He could also play any piano melody given to him. It is believed that Mozart's first m

The family set out from Salzburg on September 18, 1762. At Linz, Wolfgang gave his first public concert. Among the audience was Count Herberstein and Count Heronymous. Both were astonished and hurried to Vienna to spread the reports of Mozarts talent. All of Vienna was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the prodigies from Salzburg. '"We are already being talked f everywhere," Leopold reported to Lorenz Hagenauer, his friend landlord back home"(Nagel, 57). The children's appearance at Schonbrunn Palace on October 13 was judged by Leopold to be a smashing success. He wrote, "Their Majesties recieved us with such extrodinary greatness that, wehn I shall tell of it, people will declare that I have made it up. Suffice it to say that Wolferl jumped up on the Empress' lap, put his arms round her neck and kissed her heartily" (Nagel, 58).

Wolfgang became ill with a rheumatic nodular eruption associated with tuberculosis, which was to believed to be sc

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