Here are just 10 simple pieces of information about the life of Mozart that you may not know. Find out more about his family life, his reputation throughout Europe and his musical rivalries here!

Eight p.m. tonight will officially mark the 255th year since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was first brought into the world, changing the face of music forever.  The events surrounding his birth were recounted by John Irving in The Treasures of Mozart.  They are as follows:

Today, when musicians and bands prepare to go on tour they expect to leave their friends and families for a few months at a time, with the promise of a start and end time to their trip.  But in Mozart’s era, touring could last years.  And for the young child prodigy, it did.

There are a select number of artists and intellects in history that can actually be called child prodigies.  They reached unbelievable potential in their earliest years and not only maintained their genius, but allowed it to grow as they grew.  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of those child prodigies.  But what effect did this have on all those who knew - and raised - him?