FACTS ABOUT MOZART. Read these facts about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and try to write his story out of them, using your own words. When your story is finished, ask your mother or your teacher to read it. When you have made it, copy it on pages 14, 15 and 16. 1. Full name: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 2. Born Jan. 27, 1756; died Dec. 5, 1791. 3. The sister's name was Maria Anna. 4. Maria Anna was five years older than Wolfgang. 5. The pet names of the children were Wolferl and Nannerl. 6. Little Mozart loved to hear his sister play. 7. He started to study when he was four. 8. Mozart went on a concert tour with his sister when he was six years old. 9. When he was a child he visited many great cities, among them Paris, London and Vienna. 10. Handel and Haydn were living when Mozart was born. 11. Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and Walter Scott were all alive during the time of Mozart. 12. Mozart was five years old when he wrote his first piece. SOME QUESTIONS. 1. In what country was Mozart born? 2. In what city was Mozart born? 3. Where did Mozart play before the Emperor and the Empress? 4. Did Mozart play games and have a good time like other boys? 5. Why did people ask Mozart to play upon the harpsichord with a cloth stretched over the keys? 6. Whose compositions did the King of England ask Mozart to play? 7. What great American patriot was born in the same year as Haydn? 8. Which lived the longer life, Haydn or Mozart? 9. Have you ever heard a piece by Mozart? 10. Was Mozart spoiled by meeting many people? THE STORY OF MOZART Written by..................................... On (date)...................................... Write a short story about Mozart and his sister and copy it on these pages. [Illustration: THE BOY MOZART PLAYING.] Transcriber's Notes Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_) On page 3, Mozart's sister's name was changed to "MARIA".