Musical Prodigies–Chapter 1
Update on the book Musical Prodigies by Claude Kenneson.
The first major musical prodigy covered in this book is on of the most admired and celebrated classical composers of all time–Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was undeniably a child prodigy. The book mentions that he started his lessons at age 3 because his sister (age 7) was starting hers. He soon began to compose little pieces and even made up a way to write down his musical thoughts at age 4. He and his sister, Nannerl, performed in a variety of venues at the direction of their father, Leopold Mozart. People were amazed at how well these two children could play music.