What Are The Accomplishments Of Mozart

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Famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756. At the early age of five, he composed his first musical pieces. In fact, his first concert tour to Europe was when he was only six years old. In his first performances, he played several instruments such as harpsichord, organ and the violin. Before reaching adolescence, he composed and published some of his best-know work of music. Even nowadays, Mozart’s accomplishments in music appear to be highly recognized. Throughout his entire lifetime, he composed over six hundred musical compositions which include operas, symphonies, quartet and piano concertos. Sorrowfully, after living most of his life in Salzburg and Vienna, he died in his middle

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