WHO WAS WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZAR

A six-year-old who dazzled the empress of Austria with his piano brilliance
A composer who wrote more than 600 concertos, sonatas, symphonies, and operas
A serious musician who loved to tell silly jokes

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.

Edad: A partir de los 8 años.

Pasta blanda: 112 páginas.

Idioma: Inglés.