Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, on January 27, 1756.

             known by two names, Wolfgang and Amadeus.

             composer, and his name was Leopold Mozart. Mozart was very gifted in .

             music since he was little. In fact, he is known as one of the greatest .

             musicians of all time. He was playing the keyboard at four, and he .

             composed his first pieces at age five. .

             As Mozart grew up, his father took his family on many tours to show .

             off their musical talent. They moved to Italy, but moved back to Salzburg .

             after a few months. His dad would take Mozart on trips to Italy, where .

             he"d learn and gain more musical talent. It was those trips that made him .

             realize his unique style of composing. By 1772, he"d written about 25 .

             symphonies and his first quartets. No one understood Mozart"s style of .

             music, because it was so much more complex than they were used to. .

             Therefore, they didn"t appreciate it for nearly what it was worth. Ten years .

             later, in 1782, Mozart was married to Constance Weber. He had a happy .

             married life. Together, they had six children, but only two lived. Mozart .

             made his income by teaching. After a while, the two became financially .

             unstable, and had troubles paying their bills. Mozart had held the position .

             of court organist, and composed some of his best, and most famous .

             pieces while working there. However, members of the court became .

             tired of his new revolutionary style.

             In 1791, Mozart was asked to write a Requiem (unfinished) to be .

             used at a funeral. Mozart became obsessed, thinking that this was for his .

             own funeral. It ended up being for his own, because he died of .

             unknown causes shortly after a 3-week fever. He died in 1791 at the age .

             of 35. Throughout his life, Mozart composed over 41 symphonies and .

             quartets. Some have still never been discovered. Some of his most .

             famous pieces were Requiem and Figaro. .