The Mozart Years

Through the hard times and financial insecurity of a musician in the 1700’s, Mozart accomplished his dream of becoming a great musician. Coming from a talentsed family, he spent his life with music. All this started when he was old enough to walk. 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 …

…are inclinded to say ‘poor children’” (Nagel, 60). From start to finish, music was the family business. Wolfgang became ill with a rheumatic nodular eruption associated with tuberculosis, which was to believed to be scarlet fever. Within two weeks Wolfgang was well again, but this episode began more serious health problems in the future. Wolfgang started to “cut a new tooth” just before his seventh birthday. The tours conitinued and led all the way to Paris.