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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, eminent musical composer, was born
at Salzburg and was distinguished for his musical genius as a boy. He
produced over 600 musical compositions, but his principal works were his
operas, the "Marriage of Figaro," "Don Giovanni," and the "Magic Flute."
His fate was an unhappy one as he suffered much from poverty and neglect --
the last piece he wrote was a Requiem Mass, which he felt, he said, as if
he were writing for himself, He died at Prague on the evening of its
rehearsal. Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791.
Mozart Facts and Information
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