This biography charts the musician\'s extraordinary career and personal life while painting a cultural history of 18th-century Europe.
Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison..
Illustrated by Carrie Robbins.
There is also a timeline and a bibliography.
Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments.
This fascinating biography charts the musician\'s extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe.
Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works.
Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors.
Includes a timeline and a bibliography.
Black-and-white illustrations explore the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments.
This biography charts the musician\'s extraordinary career and personal life while painting a cultural history of 18th-century Europe