He was not tested using modern testing techniques, so it is hard to say what his IQ was. However, given he started composing music at the age of 5, it would be difficult for anyone to say he was not a musical genius.
He was certainly a genius, but not necessarily 'like' Mozart. He is a hero of mine, particularly because of some of the ways he was unlike Mozart. I don't mean to diminish Mozart's mythic greatness...
Because he composed symphonies and played fore royalty at age five. That's like a kid being able to play free bird and stairway to heaven at the same time..
//Yes, he composed Twinkle Twinkle Little Star when he was 5 and he performed classical pieces when he was 4.//This is actually not correct. He didn't compose Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. It was only...
Why is Mozart considered the greatest musical genius? It is hard for us to understand in our current age what is so spectacular about Mozart's music. I would argue this is due to the fact that we...