(35~37)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Austria on January 27th, 1756. He was the seventh child in his family. His father believed Mozart had a great gift for music, so he asked Mozart to practice playing music all the time even when he was very young. At age 6, Mozart’s father took him and his sister, Maria Anna, on a trip to Europe, where they played music. When he was eight, he published his first work in Paris. In 1768, he wrote his first opera. Then he became more and more popular all over Europe. But his life changed a lot in the following years. In 1779, Mozart’s mother passed away, making him very sad. Not only that, he lost his job and had to return to his country. Still, life was hard for him because his music wasn’t appreciated anymore. Fewer and fewer people liked to watch his shows. He lived a poor life and died young in Austria.