Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 28, 2003
A Biography pick for readers exploring Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?.
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- Who it’s for
- A life in music, set against the wider culture of eighteenth-century Europe.
- Themes
- Mozart’s life and music, Eighteenth-century European culture, History of opera and musical instruments
- Genres
- Musicians' Lives for Kids, Classical, Music History
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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.
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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. Illustrated by Carrie Robbins. Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.
Mozart in Context
A life in music, set against the wider culture of eighteenth-century Europe.
Come here for
- A child prodigy’s career and personal life
- Opera and instrument history alongside cultural context
Expect
- Black-and-white illustrations on every spread
- A timeline and bibliography round out the biography
Where it sits
| Musicians' Lives for Kids | 96% |
|---|---|
| Classical | 33% |
| Music History | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Musicians' Lives for Kids
- Classical
- Europe for Young Readers
- Authors
- Yona Zeldis McDonough
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- April 28, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Mozart’s life and music · Eighteenth-century European culture · History of opera and musical instruments
- Reading lane
- Musicians' Lives for Kids