... and took him on a tour across Europe with his sister, displaying their abilities to Royal courts and houses. Leopold gained a good deal of money and also spread Mozart's reputation. These tours spread well into Mozart's late teenage years. Mozart's touring with his father only stopped when the Archbishop of Salzburg fired Wolfgang. Mozart was happy to leave the Archbishop, for he ... work before committing it to paper. Chronology Table 1756, Jan. 27: Mozart was Born in Salzburg 1761: First composition 1762: Family travels to Munich and Vienna 1763: Family starts European Tours (lasts fo...

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... months after his seventeenth birthday, in March of 1773, Mozart returned to Salzburg. No longer a child prodigy, he settled into life in Salzburg, and left the long European and Italian tours behind. He turned out a large number of compositions between 177w and 1774, including three masses (K 167, 192, 194), litanies K 125 and 195, over a dozen symphonies, keyboard concerto K175, and several ... ...

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... . Mozart is the greatest musical child prodigy who ever lived. He began composing minuets at the age of 5 and symphonies at age 9. His father took him on a series of concert tours together with his sister, Maria Anna; born four and one-half years before Mozart. She too, was a child prodigy. Both played the keyboard, but Mozart became a violin virtuoso, as well ... ...

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... not a success at this school. He resigned in 1880 and returned to New York, to resume his work as an orchestra conductor. From 1882 to 1884, he conducted many orchestral tours around the United States. All these events and experience over forty years prepared Thomas for his moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1891 where he would mark his place in history ... ...

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