The great musician and composer Mozart was born in the city of Salzburg. While he was growing up there he was taught how to play and appreciate music by his musically talented father. He was taught so well, and caught on so quickly, that he as able to play the piano by the time that he was 4 years old. He then went on to compose his first piece of music when he was 5 years old. This made him famous straight away. But, as he grew older, he began to struggle and it was not the smooth road of success that was initially expected.

Mozart's symphonies started with symphony number one and went all of the way to symphony number 41. He is most often known for the last three that he produced and composed. One of the most famous that you might know is the symphony number 40 in G minor. This is the most common to most people and they will tell you that they know it when they hear it.

The "Little Masonic Cantata" is one of the most famous cantatas that he composed. However, it is not, in any way, shape or form, the only one that he created. He was famous for a large number of these works as well. Some of them, much like the one that was just mentioned, have even made it to be national anthems of countries. This is a huge accomplishment for anyone.

Piano concertos were also very common for him. One of these is the piano concerto numbered 27. It has been slowed down and used in the movie Elvira Madigan. This is just one of his amazing pieces that made it onto the movie screen for everyone to enjoy and love.

The movie called Out of Africa also had Mozart's composed pieced within it. This movie used the Clarinet Concerto in A Major. There are a lot of people that became familiar with this artist because of this movie and his music that was featured in it. He also worked very hard to compose music for the bassoon, the oboe, and the horn. It is easy to see that he was very talented and he enjoyed music no matter what he was using to make it. This definitely paid off for him because that is why he is one of the most famous composers that has ever lived. Even though he needed to struggle as he got older, he definitely left his mark on the world of music. He is an inspiration to all.