Some sample questions from this category:
* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first complete symphony (Symphony No. 1 in E Flat) at what age?
* It took the young Mozart two months to complete the work while on a tour of western Europe with his father and sister. What city was the work composed in?
* The Symphony in F, thought to be Mozart's third composition, was discovered in 1981, written in his father's hand among some private papers, in what city?
* In 1768, Leopold Mozart overstayed his leave of absence granted him from his duties at the Saltzburg court, because a crisis had developed involving young Wolfgang. What was it?
* One of the reasons that Mozart's compositions were so prolific was that he based many of his compositons on what?
* How many symphonies did Mozart compose between the ages of 8 and 19?
* Mozart composed his first choral mass for 4 part choir, 2 vioins, viola, bass and organ at what age?
* A famous composer once said to Leopold, 'Before God and as an honest man I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me.' Who said this?
* Mozart died in December of 1791 at age 35. Where is he buried?
* Frequently misstated, what was the younger Mozart's full name?
* Which of the following monarchs did Mozart NOT perform for during his tours as a child, between 1762 and 1766?
* What did the Pope give Mozart during a visit to Rome at the age of 14?
* Between 1761 and 1791, how many musical compositions is Mozart known to have composed?
* Whom did Mozart compete against in a pianoforte contest before Emperor Joseph II in 1781?
* Which of Mozart's operas achieved the most success during his lifetime?
* Where and when did Mozart die?
* Mozart was buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna. Why was he buried in such a fashion?
* Mozart is renowned throughout the world as one of the foremost composers of all time, but what do you know about him? In which Austrian city was he born?
* He was the seventh, but only second surviving, son of Georg Mozart and Anna Maria Pertl. His father was a musician- what instrument was it that his father excelled in?
* Mozart was christened Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. What name did he use until 1769 when he began to sign himself Amadeo (Italian for the Latin Amadeus)?
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