A Wonder-Child — Wolfgang Mozart

“Wolfgang is a wonder-child”, everybody said.

When the boy was six years old, his father decided to show him to the world. He took him and his sister to many of the big cities in Europe, where the two children gave concerts.-When the boy appeared on the stage and performed, the audience was delighted, and applauded the wonder-child with all their hearts.

The child’s first performances made Mozart a name in Europe. His father took him from one country to another. His whole time was given to music and he gave more and more concerts. But too much travelling, excite­ment and overwork brought about a serious illness. This made the boy’s father change his plans and let his son rest.

But as soon as he was better, young Wolfgang wanted to perform again, and again he and his father started off to big cities of Europe. He could not imagine his life without music. He composed music when he was a little child, when he was a big boy, when he was a grown-up man.

All this happened a long time ago, but the music of Wolfgang Mozart is known and remembered today. His music is played all over the world. Sad tunes, gay tunes, happy tunes, solemn tunes — they will be played for ever.


Vocabulary

a concert — концерт

overwork — чрезмерная работа, перегрузка

solemn — торжественный


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