Mozart (eBook)

Friedrich Kerst, Henry Krehbiel (Herausgeber)

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2016
112 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-81634-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The composer himself offers intriguing glimpses of his life and personality in excerpts from letters to family and friends. Extensive annotations provide background for thoughts on music, religion, love, other matters.

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Mozart's adult life was an almost unbroken succession of artistic triumphs and personal disappointments. This collection of excerpts from his letters and from other writings offers a unique opportunity for firsthand insights into the great composer's life and personality.In his own words (as compiled by Friedrich Kerst and translated into English by Henry Edward Krehbiel), Mozart communicates his optimisms and anticipations, his recurrent hopes for a post with a fixed income and suitable prestige; his frequent discouragements when these hopes went unfulfilled and pecuniary difficulties ensued; his unhappiness at Salzburg and his maltreatment at the hands of Archbishop Hieronymus; and the circumstances of his love affair with Aloysia Weber and his subsequent marriage to her sister, Constanze. In all, the book contains 255 observations on such subjects as opera, musical pedagogics, love and friendship, religion and morals, composers and performers, the value of hard work, self-respect and honor, travel, and other matters. Extensive annotations provide background for each excerpt.

Autor

A child prodigy who blossomed into the Classical era's most influential composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) wrote more than 600 works in his brief life. His oeuvre encompasses a wide variety of genres, including symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music.

Inhalt

1. The Significance of Mozart2. Chips from the Workshop3. Concerning the Opera4. Musical Pedagogics5. Touching Musical Performances6. Expressions Critical7. Opinions Concerning Others8. Wolfgang, the German9. Self-Respect and Honor10. Strivings and Labors11. At Home and Abroad12. Love and Friendship13. Worldly Wisdom14. In Suffering15. Morals16. Religion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.10.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Books on Music
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 150 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• ISBN-10: 0-486-81634-6 / 0486816346
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-81634-0 / 9780486816340