Name: Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
ISBN: 9780448431048

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Why This Clicks

Mozart in Context

A life in music, set against the wider culture of eighteenth-century Europe.

Come here for

A child prodigy’s career and personal life
Opera and instrument history alongside cultural context

Expect

Black-and-white illustrations on every spread
A timeline and bibliography round out the biography

Book Details

Authors: Yona Zeldis McDonough
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: April 28, 2003
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Classical · Music History
Reading lane: Classical

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Publisher Categories

Musicians' Lives for Kids
Classical
Europe for Young Readers

About This Book

Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread...

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Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. There is also a timeline and a bibliography. Illustrated by Carrie Robbins. Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.