Mozart : the boy who changed the world with his music / Marcus Weeks.

Author/creator Weeks, Marcus
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2007.
Description64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
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SeriesNational Geographic world history biographies
National Geographic world history biographies. ^A654032
Contents A musical prodigy. A musical family -- Austrian life -- Music lessons -- Everyday life -- The Mozarts on tour -- The young composer. Concert master. First job -- Prince Archbishop's court -- Muscial instruments -- Frustrating times. The move to Vienna. A break for independence -- Setting up house -- The Age of enlightenment -- Mozart and Haydn -- The toast of the town -- Viennese society. The final years. Money worries -- Opera -- The last works -- Mozart's requiem.
Abstract An introduction to the life and music of the composer and musician Mozart.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
LCCN 2006020783
ISBN9781426300028 (trade bdg.)
ISBN1426300026 (trade bdg.)
ISBN9781426300035 (lib. bdg.)
ISBN1426300034 (lib. bdg.)