Mozart in context /

The vibrant intellectual, social and political climate of mid eighteenth-century Europe presented opportunities and challenges for artists and musicians alike. This book focuses on Mozart the man and musician as he responds to different aspects of that world. It reveals his views on music, aesthetic...

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Group Author: Keefe, Simon P., 1968- (Editor)
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2019.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Composers in context
Subjects:
Summary: The vibrant intellectual, social and political climate of mid eighteenth-century Europe presented opportunities and challenges for artists and musicians alike. This book focuses on Mozart the man and musician as he responds to different aspects of that world. It reveals his views on music, aesthetics and other matters; on places in Austria and across Europe that shaped his life; on career contexts and environments, including patronage, activities as an impresario, publishing, theatrical culture and financial matters; on engagement with performers and performance, focusing on Mozart's experiences as a practicing musician; and on reception and legacy from his own time through to the present day. Probing diverse Mozartian contexts in a variety of ways, the contributors reflect the vitality of existing scholarship and point towards areas primed for further study. This volume is essential reading for students and scholars of late eighteenth-century music and for Mozart aficionados and music-lovers in general.
Carrier Form: xvii, 333 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9781107181052
1107181054
131663244X
9781316632444
Index Number: ML410
CLC: K835.215.76
Call Number: K835.215.76/M939-1
Contents: Personality, work, worldview:
Personal relationships /
Learning and teaching /
Compositional methods /
Religious views /
Aesthetic views /
Mozart and contemporary composers /
Mozart and Freemasonry /
Mozart iconography /