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| | WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART - A BIOGRAPHY BY HIS SISTER-IN-LAW, SOPHIE WEBER HAIBL |
 | | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, to Leopold and Maria Anna Pertl Mozart in Salzburg. |
 | | Wolfgang composed symphonies, operas, all genres of church music, chamber music with and without a keyboard instrument, solo keyboard music, concertos for pianoforte, strings, and winds, dances, serenades, divertimentos, marches, ballets and incidental music, songs, concert arias, duets, trios, and quartets, cantatas, and oratorios. |
 | | Wolfgang too was employed as court composer and conductor under the Archbishop of Salzburg, and he chafed at his limited opportunities at the Salzburg court, and being regarded by his employer as a mere servant who ate at table with the cooks and other servants. |
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