| Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Revised Edition Contributor(s): Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (Author), Mersmann, Hans (Selected by) |
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ISBN: 0486228592 ISBN-13: 9780486228594 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 Annotation: Over 100 often hilarious, sometimes sad, but always articulate letters from one of the most charismatic composers in history. Candid self-portrait emerges revealing his witty observations of royalty and their patronage, music, his family, his debilitating and humiliating poverty. One facsimile. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Individual Composer & Musician - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 76189776 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.42" W x 8.51" (0.77 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mozart was a faithful correspondent, and this full and expert collection of more than 100 letters covers his brief and tumultuous life, from the years when the child prodigy astonished the courts of Europe to his final days, when he wrote loving notes to his wife and long, money-seeking letters to friends and patrons. The letters abound in both trivial and important events: observations about the people he met; comments on the reactions to his music; satirical remarks about dilettantes and incompetent professionals; and thoughts on other composers, pianoforte and organ playing, singing, and his own methods of composition. Mozart's letters are interspersed in this edition with a generous selection of letters from his father. This two-sided, voluminous correspondence shows the close and sometimes conflicting relationship between father and son. Mozart's letters to his sister are especially playful, exhibiting an impish, lighthearted wit reminiscent of his music, and the letters to his wife are equally revealing. Taken all together, this collection presents an informal and intimately detailed portrait of a genius. |