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From the very early age of 4 years, Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart received musical education from his father. At
the age of 5 he was presented as an infant prodigious and performed
his first musical tour, through Europe.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
received his musical education by his father Johann, who was
a singer and instrumentalist in the service of the Elector of
Cologne at Bonn.
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At the age of
8 Joseph Haydn was sent to Vienna as a choirboy at St. Stephen's
Cathedral. Until 1750 he studied violin and different keyboard
instruments and started to compose his first work.
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Throughout his childhood Franz Schubert
developed a dedication to music and studied piano, organ, violin
and singing. By 1814 he had already produced a lot of work,
including piano pieces, string quartets, his first symphony
and a three act opera.
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Johann Strauss
Jr. was born on the 25th of October 1825, as the first son of
Johann Strauss Sr. Although his father, a famous musician himself,
forbid him a musical career, he rather cared for violin lessons,
than his schoolwork.
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Johann Strauss Sr. was born on the 14th
of March 1804, as the son of an innkeeper. The location of his
father's inn at the Danube Channel and the neighboring harbor
with it's rafts and boats from different countries and the music
played by the sailors, influenced Johann Sr. enthusiasm for
popular dance music.
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Johannes Brahms
was born near Hamburg and as a son of a musician, he obtained
a musical education. Brahms was traveling around Europe and
gave concerts of his own music and after he became the manager
of the Vienna Singers' Academy in 1862 and in 1868.
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Falco was born in Vienna as Johann Hölzl.
Starting at an early age, Falco's interest was turned to music.
After playing in different bands like Drahdiwaberl and the Spinning
Wheel he decided to start a solo career and his first album
in 1982 "Einzelhaft" was a bestseller at once.
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DJ Ötzi was born as Gerry Friedle
in St Johann in Tyrol. After his mother gave him up for adoption,
he was raised by his grandmother. In school he was always an
outsider and after he failed the School of Agriculture, he started
an apprenticeship as a cook.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
