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LESSON 1 · Music Through the Ages

PAUSE TO THINK

How old was Mozart when he composed his first symphony?

Eight years old

Mozart composed his **Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major (K. 16)** in 1764, at **age eight**. By twelve, he had written his first opera. His father Leopold, also a composer and violinist, gave him an early head start in music.

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