Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart

Author: Georg Knepler

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-03-13

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780521588232

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Described in Germany as the 'most thought-provoking' book of the bicentennial year, Georg Knepler's acclaimed study of Mozart is now available in paperback. The book explores Mozart's life and works from many new perspectives, providing fresh insights into his music and the tempestuous times through which he lived. Based on a close reading of the family correspondence and a careful consideration of Mozart's entire musical output, the book sheds new light on the composer's creative psyche, his political leanings, his relation to the thoughts and currents of the Enlightenment, and the underlying basis of his musical expression.

Understanding Music
Understanding Music

Author: N. Alan Clark

Publisher:

Published: 2015-12-21

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781940771335

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Music moves through time; it is not static. In order to appreciate music wemust remember what sounds happened, and anticipate what sounds might comenext. This book takes you on a journey of music from past to present, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque Period to the 20th century and beyond!

A Life in Letters
A Life in Letters

Author: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-03-27

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 110149395X

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The letters of one of the world’s greatest composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—seen variously as a child prodigy, musical genius, tragic Romantic artist, and cultural icon—is among the most written-about of all composers. This fascinating set of his letters offers a new understanding of his life story—his marriage, compositions, performances, occasional money worries, opinions of fellow musicians, and complex relationship with his father—and a revealing portrait of both the man and the musician.

Musical Genius
Musical Genius

Author: Barbara Allman

Publisher: LernerClassroom

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1575056372

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Describes the life of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer, a musical prodigy who learned to write music before he could write letters and grew up to become Imperial Court Composer to Emperor Joseph.

The Story of Mozart
The Story of Mozart

Author: Helen Loeb Kaufmann

Publisher:

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781258066314

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Boyhood of Mozart, as child prodigy at the various royal courts of Europe. Before he died at the age of thirty-six he had left the world a great heritage of music.

Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Author: Yona Zeldis McDonough

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2003-04-28

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0448431041

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Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. There is also a timeline and a bibliography. Illustrated by Carrie Robbins. Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.

The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1769-1791)
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1769-1791)

Author: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-12

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9781297810909

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