In 1760, at the age of 4, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart started to learn piano with his dad. It was the kid who requested to begin learning early. The sister, aged 7, played with the piano. Perhaps it was partly due to this fraternal rivalry he took the initiative, watching the attention and love his sister received because of his skill with the instrument.
After a few months of practice, the father, Leopold - a gifted pianist, composer and teacher - realized that Wolfgang was exceptional. The strangest thing was , regardless of his age, the boy loved to clinic; at nighttime, the parents had to pull it out of the piano. At the age of 5, he was composing his own pieces. In a short time, Leopold chose the prodigy and his sister off the street, to perform in most of the capitals of Europe. Wolfgang amazed the actual audiences he presented to. He performed improvised all kinds of colorful melodies. It was like a prized toy. The father was currently earning a good income for the household, as more European courts wanted to find the genius in action.
For a patriarch, Leopold demanded complete obedience from his children, although it was now young Wolfgang who basically encouraged them all. Wolfgang willingly submitted - he owed everything to his dad. But since he entered adolescence, something bothered him. Would he love to play with the piano or just have all the care for himself? Doubt confused him. After so many years of writing, he was beginning to develop his own stylenevertheless, the father insisted that he continue to create the very traditional pieces, which delighted the courts and brought money to the family. The city of Salzburg, in which they lived, was bourgeois. But he longed for something more, to be himself. As time went on, Wolfgang became increasingly frustrated.
In 1777, the dad allowed Wolfgang - now 21 - to depart Paris, accompanied by his mother. There, he should gain a prominent position as a regent, so that he can continue to support his family. However, Wolfgang did not like Paris. The jobs that he was offered were brief of his talents. In addition, the mother fell ill while they were there and died on the way home. The trip was a disaster whatsoever. Wolfgang returned to Salzburg feeling guilty and willing to submit to his father's will. He accepted an uninteresting job as a court organist, but he managed to completely quell his distress. He had been desperate to squander his life on that fair function, composing tunes to narrow-minded provincials.
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