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.