| Year | Age | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1756 | - | * Born in Salzburg Austria (January 27) * Cotton velvet first made at Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| 1761 | 5 | * Composed five short pieces |
| 1762 | 6 | * Toured courts of Europe as a musical prodigy with Leopold |
| 1763 | 7 | * Harpsichord and violin sonatas composed |
| 1764 | 8 | * Composed first symphony |
| 1766 | 10 | * Oratorio sonata composed |
| 1768 | 12 | * Composed "The Simple Pretense" (opera) * Produced Opera "Bastein and Bastienne" in Vienna |
| 1769 | 13 | * Appointed concert master to the archbishop of Salzburg * In Milan, Italy he was made chevalier of the order of the Golden Spur, by the Pope * Composed his first German operetta |
| 1770 | 14 | * Comissioned to write a serious opera |
| 1771 | 15 | * Left with his mother to Munich for a concert tour * He fell in love with a woman named Aloysia Weber |
| 1772 | 16 | * "Lucio Silla" opera in Milan |
| 1775 | 19 | * "La Finta Giandiniera" opera In Salzburg |
| 1776 | 20 | * "Serenade In D major", E. 250 ("Haffner") |
| 1778 | 22 | * "Les Petits Riens" ballet In Paris * His mother died (July) * Weber rejected him |
| 1779 | 23 | * Returned to Salzburg |
| 1781 | 25 | * Comissioned and composed" Idomeneo, Re Di Creta" in Munich * Composed "King of Crete" |
| 1782 | 26 | * Composed "Die Entuhrung Aus Dem Serail" * Composed a German operetta with some spoken dialogue called the "Abduction from Seraglio" |
| 1783 | 27 | * "Mass In C Minor" |
| 1785 | 29 | * Six "Haydn" String Quartets |
| 1786 | 30 | * "The Marriage Of Figaro" In Vienna |
| 1787 | 31 | * "Don Giovanni" In Prague |
| 1788 | 32 | * The Three"great" Symphonies: E Flat, G Minor "Jupiter" |
| 1790 | 34 | * "Cosi Fan Tutte" opera In Vienna |
| 1791 | 35 | * The First Preformance Of "The Magic Flute" In Vienna * Wrote opera seria * Died in Vienna on December 6 |
This page prepared by Stephanie Murphy from Steamboat Springs Middle School.