Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, part of present-day Austria. He was baptized the next day as Joannes Chrysostomus WolfgangusTheophilus Mozart in Rupert Cathedral. His family consisted of his parents, Leopold and AnnaMarie Pertl Mozart, and his older sister, Maria Anna, nicknamed "Nannerl". Mozart was the youngest of seven children, but only he and Nannerl survived. The other five siblings died at a young age. Mozart's father was a violinist, composer and music teacher. The mother of Leopold and Mozart emphasized the importance of music and education in their children's lives. Mozart never received a formal education. His father was his teacher and taught him geography, history, languages, mathematics, financial matters, social behavior as well as music (Life and Works of a Musical Genius 3). “Leopold was a dedicated and task-oriented teacher to his two children. He made lessons fun, but also insisted on a strong work ethic and perfection” (Wolfgang MozartLeopold introduced Nannerl to the keyboard when she was 7. Mozart observed and imitated his sister during his lessons. His ability to excel in music became evident By the age of three, Mozart could play the clavinet and recognize chords. By the time he was four, he was able to play minuets which were mastered. even small pieces of music In 1762, Leopold took Nannerl and Mozart, aged 11 and 6 respectively, to Munich where they performed at the Bavarian Court for Maximilian III and the Imperial Court Guinn 2 in Vienna and Prague. They also traveled to classes in Paris, London, Zurich, and The Hague where the... middle of paper ......ology through music and to this end he developed a degree of subtlety rarely found in a classical composer” (WA Mozart 6) Although Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart only lived to be 35, his influence on music will never be forgotten. His ability to recognize chords and play an instrument at 3 years old, to play minuets at 4 years old, to compose music at 5 years old, to perform in public at 6 years old, to write from memory Miserere de Gregorio Allegri with only a few mistakes after hearing it just once, and his ability to compose masterpieces on scraps of paper during a train journey illustrate his musical genius. In addition, Mozart influenced other great musicians and composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. There is no doubt that Mozart was a musical genius. We can only imagine what he would have accomplished if he had lived another 10 or 15 years..