General Knowledge Quiz

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At What Age Did Mozart Composed his First Symphony?

Retry Correct Incorrect Mozart wrote the Symphony No. 1 in 1764 at the age of eight years when he was on a tour of Western Europe with his family. Mozart was already a wunderkind performer by this time. It took two months to complete the symphony. The symphony was first performed on February 21, 1765. Today, the autograph score of this symphony is preserved in the Biblioteka Jagiellońska in Kraków.

Question about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A bust of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stands in the garden of Bertramka Villa, where Mozart stayed and composed on several occasions between 1787 and 1791, January 22, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. Mozart premiered his operas 'Don Giovanni' and 'La clemeza di Tito' in Prague and also composed several pieces there, including the concert aria 'Bella mia fiamma, addio!' The city of Prague is hosting a year-long program of exhibitions and concerts in honour of Mozart, and will join other cities across the globe in celebrating the 250th anniversary of his birth on January 27. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

At What Age Did Mozart Composed his First Symphony?

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