ABSTRACT
The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's wonderful childhood has been told so often that it will not be necessary to do more than briefly recount its main incidents. He was born on the 27th of January 1756, at Salzburg. His father was an accomplished musician, who held various musical posts at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. Mozart's newly found freedom did not benefit him materially. From his triumph at Munich Mozart was summoned to Vienna by the inevitable Archbishop, who was established there with his court, but Mozart's powers of endurance were almost exhausted. In spite of his European reputation the Archbishop continued to treat him like a servant, forbade him to play outside the walls of his palace, and within them treated him with studied insolence. Mozart's independent spirit could not put up with such a state of servitude.
