Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · every age

What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart doing at 22?

Started composing at 5, left 600 works, died at 35

1. Mar 14, 1778

   Left Mannheim for Paris

   The Mannheim job prospects had come to nothing.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Jul 3, 1778

   His mother died in Paris

   The low point of the journey. His Paris Symphony had been performed in June.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
3. Jan 15, 1779

   Back in Salzburg as court organist

   After lingering in Mannheim and Munich, still hoping for a post elsewhere.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

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