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9780198163398 English 0198163398 Although there are many accounts of Mozart's life, and countless descriptions and analyses of his music, this is the first attempt to protray Mozart's creative life as a composer. Kuster selects forty works or groups of works covering virtually every important stage in Mozart's career, fromthe first keyboard works of the young Wunderkind to Mozart's final days and the composition of the Requiem. In between, each chapter deals with the developments and events in the lives of the Mozarts as associated with or highlighted by a particular work or constellation of works. The bulk of thebook - the last 25 out of 40 chapters - is concerned with Mozart's life and compositions from his arrival in Vienna in 1781 to his death there some ten years later. Drawing on the tremendous advances in Mozart research over the last thirty years, and the publication of the New Mozart Edition, Kuster's book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the creative development of the composer who represents for most musicians and music lovers the highestpinnacle of musical achievement., BL Draws on the major advances in Mozart research over the last 30 years Although there are many accounts of Mozart's life, and countless descriptions and analyses of his music, this is the first attempt to portray Mozart's creative life as a composer. Kuster selects forty works or groups of works covering virtually every important stage in Mozart's career, from thefirst keyboard works of the young Wunderkind to Mozart's final days and the composition of the Requiem. The bulk of the book is concerned with Mozart's life and compositions from his arrival in Vienna in 1781 to his death there some ten years later. Kuster's interpretation of Mozart's musical personality is enriched by textual and musical quotations drawn from Mozart's letters and other documentary material, plus the publication of the new Mozart Edition., This study attempts to portray Mozart's creative life as a composer. The author selects 40 works or groups of works covering virtually every important stage in Mozart's career, from the first keyboard works of the young Wunderkind to Mozart's final days and the composition of the Requiem. Each chapter deals with the developments and events in Mozart's life as associated with or highlighted by a particular work or constellation of works.
9780198163398 English 0198163398 Although there are many accounts of Mozart's life, and countless descriptions and analyses of his music, this is the first attempt to protray Mozart's creative life as a composer. Kuster selects forty works or groups of works covering virtually every important stage in Mozart's career, fromthe first keyboard works of the young Wunderkind to Mozart's final days and the composition of the Requiem. In between, each chapter deals with the developments and events in the lives of the Mozarts as associated with or highlighted by a particular work or constellation of works. The bulk of thebook - the last 25 out of 40 chapters - is concerned with Mozart's life and compositions from his arrival in Vienna in 1781 to his death there some ten years later. Drawing on the tremendous advances in Mozart research over the last thirty years, and the publication of the New Mozart Edition, Kuster's book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the creative development of the composer who represents for most musicians and music lovers the highestpinnacle of musical achievement., BL Draws on the major advances in Mozart research over the last 30 years Although there are many accounts of Mozart's life, and countless descriptions and analyses of his music, this is the first attempt to portray Mozart's creative life as a composer. Kuster selects forty works or groups of works covering virtually every important stage in Mozart's career, from thefirst keyboard works of the young Wunderkind to Mozart's final days and the composition of the Requiem. The bulk of the book is concerned with Mozart's life and compositions from his arrival in Vienna in 1781 to his death there some ten years later. Kuster's interpretation of Mozart's musical personality is enriched by textual and musical quotations drawn from Mozart's letters and other documentary material, plus the publication of the new Mozart Edition., This study attempts to portray Mozart's creative life as a composer. The author selects 40 works or groups of works covering virtually every important stage in Mozart's career, from the first keyboard works of the young Wunderkind to Mozart's final days and the composition of the Requiem. Each chapter deals with the developments and events in Mozart's life as associated with or highlighted by a particular work or constellation of works.