Walk closer to Mozart

Author: American Kailuo Company
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: During Mozart's lifetime and after, there were many musical prodigies. However, prodigies like the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who had a profound impact on music history, are rare indeed. He began practicing piano at the age of four and started composing at five. In fact, Mozart possessed extraordinary musical talent. The distinction between composers and performers was an invention of the 19th century, and it is precisely this distinction that often makes us forget the extraordinary depth and versatility of Mozart as a musician. In his time and even earlier, musicians were typically both composers and performers. Mozart was, in fact, a master of many instruments, not just the piano.