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'''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart'''{{efn|1=Sources vary regarding the English pronunciation of Mozart's name. {{harvnb|Fradkin|1996}}, a guide for classical music radio, strongly recommends the use of the phoneme {{IPA|[ts]}} for the letter ''z'' (thus {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ʊ|l|f|ɡ|æ|ŋ|_|ˌ|æ|m|ə|ˈ|d|eɪ|ə|s|_|ˈ|m|oʊ|t|s|ɑːr|t}} {{respell|WUULF|gang|_|AM|ə|DAY|əs|_|MOHT|sart}}), but otherwise considers English-like pronunciation fully acceptable. The German pronunciation is {{IPA|de|ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ʔamaˈdeːʊs ˈmoːtsaʁt||De-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.ogg}}.}}{{efn|1=Baptised as '''Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart'''. Mozart used, at different times and places, different versions of his own name; for details, see [[Mozart's name]].}} (27 January 1756{{snd}}5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential [[composer]] of the [[Classical period (music)|Classical period]]
Born in [[Salzburg]], Mozart showed [[Child prodigy|prodigious]] ability from his earliest childhood. At age five, he was already competent on keyboard and violin, had begun to compose, and performed before European royalty. His father took him on a [[Mozart family grand tour|grand tour]] of Europe and then [[Mozart in Italy|three trips to Italy]]. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position. Mozart's search for employment led to positions in [[Paris]], [[Mannheim]], [[Munich]], and again in Salzburg, during which he wrote his five violin concertos, [[Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra (Mozart)|Sinfonia Concertante]], and [[Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra (Mozart)|Concerto for Flute and Harp]], as well as sacred pieces and [[Mass (music)|masses]], the [[motet]] ''[[Exsultate, jubilate|Exsultate Jubilate]]'', and the opera ''[[Idomeneo]],'' among other works.
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