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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian, 1756 - 1791
Place of BirthSalzburg, Austria
Place ActiveVienna, Austria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer during the Classical era and is considered one of the greatest composers in the Western musical canon. Mozart composed over 600 pieces, with his first works written at the age of 6.