The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

What was it really like to be a child who could play music better than most grown-ups?
Travel with young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from his childhood home in Salzburg across Europe, as he performs for kings and queens, discovers new music, and grows from a remarkable child prodigy into one of history’s greatest composers.
Along the way, meet the people who shaped his early life—his talented sister Nannerl, his demanding father Leopold, and the many musicians, artists, and royal families he encountered on his journeys. From crowded concert halls to long days on the road, Mozart’s childhood was anything but ordinary.
Clara Northwood brings Mozart’s early years to life in clear, contemporary language, offering a fresh look at the boy behind the legend. Through his travels, successes, disappointments, family life, and extraordinary talent, we begin to see not only the musical genius, but the young Wolfgang himself.
This is the story of a boy who heard the world through music—and whose music would one day be heard around the world.