![]() ![]() ![]() Another report from Thomas Attwood, a student of Mozart, said that his teacher added pedals to his own fortepiano out of his fascination of the polyphonic structures of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He reported that during his performance in the Court Chapel in Manheim, he turned different parts of traditional Christian worship into complex fugues, which astonished members of the congregation. Wolfgang was also a talented improviser and would demonstrate his skills during the mass. Throughout his life, Mozart continued working, playing, and composing for churches and courts that would sponsor him. His talents brought him to play in the Church of the Holy Ghost in Heidelberg, the Cathedral of Antwerp, the church of St. Mozart first started learning the organ in Ybbs and later learned how to use the pedal board by standing on top of it at the age of seven.
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