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A biography of eighteenth-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, discussing his childhood, his talent as a composer and musician, his tumultuous career and personal life, and his early death.
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| Published: |
HarperPerennial,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
1996. ©1995 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st HarperPerennial edition. |
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| Summary: |
A biography of eighteenth-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, discussing his childhood, his talent as a composer and musician, his tumultuous career and personal life, and his early death. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 640 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-610) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780060883447 : 0060926929 9780060926922 0060190469 9780060190460 0060883448 |
| Index Number: | ML410 |
| CLC: | K835.215.76 |
| Call Number: | K835.215.76/M939S |
| Contents: |
Leopold Mozart -- Early days -- The grand journey -- The family treasure -- A Vienna sojourn -- The Italian journeys -- The favorite son -- A composer's voice -- A fool's errand -- Mozart in love -- A mother's death -- Trouble in paradise -- Parallel lives -- Farewell to Salzburg -- Arrival -- Constanze -- Two families -- Adam -- The impresario -- Portrait of a composer -- Freemasonry -- The Zoroastran riddles -- The carnivalesque dimension -- Fearful symmetries -- Little Leopold -- "Carissima sorella mia" -- Prague and beyond -- The journey to Berlin -- A constant sadness -- The last year -- The final journey -- The power of music. |