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Mozart for Kids: How a Child Prodigy Became a Great Composer

Episode 258 14:14

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The true story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for kids: how a boy born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756 played for an empress at six, toured Europe, and wrote more than 600 pieces of music.

• The first symphony he wrote at eight, in a silent house in London
• How he wrote down a secret choir piece from memory in Rome
• His pet starling that learned one of his tunes
• Quiz questions to answer along the way

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