Hear the Pieces Mozart Composed When He Was Only 5 Years Old
Briefly

Mozart was a prodigious child, showcasing remarkable musical talent at a very young age. By just six years old, he had composed dozens of significant pieces for various instruments. His ability to perform and create music was evident early in his life, with compositions beginning at only four years old. Throughout his childhood, he dazzled audiences in Europe's courts, culminating in a prolific career that produced countless sonatas, quartets, and operas, despite his early death at 35, leaving behind unfinished works like the Requiem.
A preternaturally talented, precocious child, barely out of toddlerhood, is pictured capering around 18th century Europe's great houses, performing virtuosic pieces on the harpsichord.
Mozart's musical ability seemed to mature exponentially as he composed hundreds of sonatas, quartets, concertos, and operas, culminating in the unfinished Requiem.
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