At the age of seven, for instance, he picked up a violin at a musical gathering and sight-read the second part of a work with complete accuracy, despite his never having had a violin lesson. There are many astonishing accounts of the young Mozart's precocity and genius. Young Wolfgang gave his first public performance at the age of five at Salzburg University, and in January 1762, he performed on harpsichord for the Elector of Bavaria. By the age of three he was playing the clavichord, and at four he began writing short compositions. Mozart was the last of seven children, of whom five did not survive early childhood. Even his lesser compositions and juvenile works feature much attractive and often masterful music. His operas, especially his later efforts, are brilliant examples of high art, as are many of his piano concertos and later symphonies. Mozart's best music has a natural flow and irresistible charm, and can express humor, joy or sorrow with both conviction and mastery. Surprisingly, he is not identified with radical formal or harmonic innovations, or with the profound kind of symbolism heard in some of Bach's works. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only one of the greatest composers of the Classical period, but one of the greatest of all time.
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