Mozart : the story of a little boy and his sister who gave concerts

Abstract

The composer whom we call W.A. Mozart was called Wolferl when he was a little boy. He had a sister, Maria Anne, who was called Nannerl. Nannerl was five years older than her brother. She had lessons from her father on a kind of piano called a harpsichord. When Wolferl was three years old he used to listen to Nannerl's playing. He always watched and listened when Papa Mozart gave her a harpsichord lesson. When Wolferl was four years old he began to take lessons. They made a family trio, when Woferl was excellent violin player and papa with Nannerl played piano. Everywhere he went people were happy to see small Wolfgang and his sister and to hear them play. And they, too, were happy to play because they loved the music so much.;;