Their children were Raimund Leopold, Karl Thomas Mozart, Johann Thomas Leopold, Theresia Constanzia Adelheid Friedericke Maria Anna, Anna Maria, and Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. They had six children together but only two of their children lived past infancy. Mozart married Constanze Weber on August 4 th, 1782. The little girl was Marie Antoinette, who went on to become the Queen of France. Mozart asked the Empress if he could marry one of her daughters, who was very young. When Mozart was only a young child he performed for Empress Maria Theresa in Vienna. Mozart worked as a court musician for the archbishop of Salzburg for a while, it didn't last because Mozart was not present as much as the archbishop wanted. By the age of 20 he was considered the most famous composer in Europe but he had trouble finding a job, leaving him to struggle most of his life. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's nickname was "Wolfie".īoth Mozart and his sister Nannerl were considered to be child prodigies of music, performing in various locations in Europe from 1762 to 1773.īetween the ages of 8 and 19 Mozart composed half of the symphonies he would create in his lifetime.ĭespite Mozart's talent, it was difficult for him to earn a living. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was able to write music before he could write words. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's name for baptism was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. From the age of six years onward Mozart performed all over Europe, and went on to compose some of the most famous and cherished musical works in history. Leopold taught his children to play music while very young, and Mozart was composing his own music by the time he was five years old. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27 th, 1756 to Leopold Mozart, a minor composer and teacher, and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart in Salzburg, Austria (Holy Roman Empire at the time). Mozart was a composer and pianist famous for learning to play piano by the age of only three, for creating more than 600 works in his lifetime, and for being one of the greatest composers in history.