Violinist Yibin Li noticed that the kindergarten and 1st grade kids' ears pricked up when she told them Mozart was only eleven years old when he composed the minuet she played for them last week. She very kindly followed up with this little blurb about him:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) started playing his sister Nannerl's piano pieces at the age of 4 and composing from the age of 5. Leopold (Mozart's father), fully aware of the remarkable talents of Wolfgang and his sister, took the family around Europe, showcasing his children before kings and queens. As a child, young Wolfgang seemed gifted beyond all measure, playing at age six before the Empress. At age 11, he went to an opera, and when he returned home had already fully memorized it. By twelve, he had written an opera himself. He died when he was only 36, but was prolific:
Symphonies: 41
Concertos: 27 for Piano
5 for violin
and for other instruments: clarinet, oboe, French horn, bassoon, flute, and flute and harp
Operas: The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro, 1786), Don Giovanni (1787), The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte, 1791)
Choral music:18 Masses, the Requiem K.626 (incomplete, 1791), and other liturgical music
Chamber music: 23 string quartets, string quintets,
clarinet quintet, oboe quartet, flute quartet, piano
trios and quartets.
Sonatas for violin and piano, and divertimentos and
serenades (Eine kleine Nachtmusik K.525, 1787)
Keyboard music: 17 piano sonatas and Fantasia in C
minor K.475 (1785)
(Thanks, Bin!!)
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