“Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”—Russell Warren Howe
MOZART
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was different from your average music child prodigy. Instead of being naturally musically inclined, he worked tirelessly to understand and master the craft. His father noticed Mozart’s interest at a young age and endlessly fed his curiosity. He taught Mozart all the fundamentals of music and surrounded him with talented music composers in Europe. By the time Mozart was six years old, he had already composed his first symphony.
As Mozart grew older, his love of music intensified. Mozart created operas, concertos, symphonies, and sonatas that shaped classical music as we know it. In his short thirty-five years of life, he composed more than 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of Western music. How did he find the time to master his craft and create so many legendary works? Well, the secret lies in his daily routine. In a letter to his sister written in 1782, Mozart outlines…