The Life of Mozart (Musical Lives) - Softcover

Rosselli, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521587441 ISBN 13: 9780521587440

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Mozart was not only an extraordinary musical genius but a man who lived through the great change from the old society to the modern one in which we still live. He was one of the "new men" of the age--his music gives voice to anxieties and consolations that are still ours. This biography sets Mozart's life within the history of an age plunging into revolution and European war. Avoiding guesswork, it probes his crucial relationships with his father, his wife and his employer. It studies--in depth though in nontechnical language--characteristic examples of his music and asks what they can tell us about their author and ourselves.

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Mozart was not only an extraordinary musical genius but a man who lived through the great change from the old society to the modern one in which we still live. He was himself one of the 'new men' of the age; his music gives voice to anxieties and consolations that are still ours. This biography sets Mozart's life within the history of an age plunging into revolution and European war. It probes his crucial relationships with his father, his wife and his employer, but avoids guesswork. It studies in depth though in non-technical language characteristic examples of his music and asks what they can tell us about their author and ourselves.

Review

"Roselli's welcome biography fills the need for an up-to-date, comprehensive but short critical study designed primarily for students and general readers. For readers interested in learning about Mozart, this book is unquestionably the best place to start. All collections." Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521587441
• ISBN 13: 9780521587440
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 184