This prolific Austrian composer from the Classical era, known for the Jupiter Symphony and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, was a child prodigy who toured at age seven. Who is he?

This prolific Austrian composer from the Classical era, known for the Jupiter Symphony and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, was a child prodigy who toured at age seven. Who is he?

• A. Ludwig van Beethoven
• B. Johann Sebastian Bach
• C. Franz Joseph Haydn
• D. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer: (D)

Think about the clues that uniquely point to Mozart. The line about a child prodigy who toured Europe at age seven is a famous detail about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who, with his sister, performed across courts as a prodigy from a very young age. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is a well-known Mozart serenade, a staple piece strongly associated with him. The mention of a Jupiter Symphony is a trap, because that nickname belongs to Haydn’s Symphony No. 41, not Mozart. Given the combination of the early prodigy tour and the famous Mozart serenade, the best match is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.