Mozart was born on January 27th, 1956 in Salzburg Austria. According to Stanley Sadie, the author of “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart” written for the Encyclopedia Britannica, Mozart was one of the only two children that survived out of their five other siblings. Since Mozart and …show more content…
Months before he died, though still ill, he continued to compose, he was optimistic about his future and wrote “Masonic Cantata and directed it’s performance on November 18th” (less than a month before his death). After this he was then bedridden (when you are confined you to your bed until you get better). Then, Mozart got better for a day, then died two days later (Britannica). Even though he held a major role in the Classical era, and even later on in history, he was buried in a common unmarked grave with no headstone, also they did not really give him a proper funeral. According to the BBC for famous people, they state Mozart left us 41 symphonies, funny operas, serious opera, formal church music, and other amazing pieces.