Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Born

January 27, 1756

Died

December 5, 1791 (35 years old)

Known For

Sound

Place of Birth

Salzburg, Holy Roman Empire [now Austria]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time.