Search results for: “choirboy”


  • Anton Bruckner

    …talent, and his father recognized his potential. However, his childhood was marked by poverty and hardship. Bruckner’s formal musical education began when he became a choirboy at the St. Florian…


  • Leopold Mozart

    …quickly propelled him through the ranks, and he was appointed a court composer in 1743. His duties extended beyond composition, encompassing the teaching of violin to the choirboys of the…