Sergei Prokofiev 1891-1953

These are just a few of the kid-friendly music facts you’re students can read about in The Right Notes.

• Sergei Prokofiev was born in Ukraine, part of the former USSR. He learned chess by age seven and excelled at it throughout his life, even once beating a chess master!

• At age 13, Prokofiev was the youngest student ever to be admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory (a music college). He won the top prize awarded by his school, and became a concert pianist who toured many countries.

• His compositions were always new and creative, prompting his teachers to disapprove of his works since he was always “breaking the rules” of composition. Undaunted, Prokofiev experimented even further and became famous for his distinct style.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

W.A. Mozart was an incredibly talented composer and performer. Check out these interesting facts about his musical life.

• Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musical child prodigy. As a child, he could play keyboard instruments better than most adults. He was an excellent sight-reader and fortepiano player and performed for many nobles throughout Europe.

• Until he was almost ten years old, Mozart was very afraid of horns. Once, when he heard a blaring trumpet, he grew pale and almost fainted!

• Nannerl, Mozart’s older sister, was also good at playing the piano. When they were young, Wolfgang and Nannerl played many duets together.

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Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Check out these fun historical facts about Haydn...

• Franz Joseph Haydn was born in Austria.

• Haydn is called the “Father of the Symphony” because he composed more than 100 symphonies—all of which are still performed to this day.

• Haydn taught composition to Beethoven.

• Haydn liked to play pranks. As a boy, he sang in a choir, but was thrown out when he cut off the pigtail of another singer!

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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Check out these interesting facts and trivia about Robert Schumann.

• Composer Robert Schumann was a gifted pianist. He injured his finger early in his career. This prevented him from being a performer, so Schumann composed music instead.

• Schumann became a music journalist and started his own music newspaper, The New Journal of Music, in his home country of Germany.

• Schumann married Clara Wieck, a famous pianist.

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