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Mozart, Julian Rushton

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Summary
  • "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the great icons of Western music. An amazing prodigy - he toured the capitals of Europe while still a child, astonishing royalty and professional musicians with his precocious skills - he wrote as an adult some of the finest music in the entire European tradition."
  • "Julian Rushton offers a concise and up-to-date biography of this musical genius, combining a well-researched life of the composer with an introduction to the works - symphonic, chamber, sacred, and theatrical - of one of the few musicians in history to have written undisputed masterpieces across every genre of his time. Rushton offers a portrait of the composer, ranging from Mozart the Wunderkind - travelling with his family from Salzburg to Vienna, Paris, London, Rome, and Milan - to the mature author of such classic works as "The Marriage of Figaro", "Don Giovanni", and "The Magic Flute."
  • During the past half-century, scholars have thoroughly explored Mozart's life and music, offering new interpretations of his compositions based on their historical context and providing a factual basis for confirming or, more often, debunking fanciful accounts of the man and his work. Rushton takes full advantage of these biographical and musical studies as well as the definitive New Mozart Edition to provide an accurate account of Mozart's life and, equally important, an insightful look at the music itself, complete with musical examples."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 306 pages, [8] pages of plates
Contents
  • Salzburg and the grand tour : 1756-1769
  • Works by an "almost supernatural talent"
  • Italy and Salzburg : 1769-1773
  • Opera seria : "fitting the clothes to the figure"
  • Salzburg : 1773-1777
  • Sacred music : "I have thoroughly acquainted myself with that style since my youth"
  • Mannheim and Paris : 1777-1779
  • The "classical style" : Mozart and the keyboard
  • Salzburg and Munich : 1779-1781
  • Orchestral music : "the glorious effect of a symphony with flutes, oboes, and clarinets"
  • Vienna : 1781-1785
  • Singspiel : "music must never offend the ear"
  • "Land of the clavier": piano concertos and piano chamber music
  • Vienna and Prague : 1785-1788
  • Chamber music : "the greatest composer I know"
  • Opera buffa : "most important is that it must be really comic"
  • The last years : 1788-1791
  • The last works : "a rich possession, but even fairer hopes"
  • Aftermath: "--de morte transire ad vitam."
Isbn
9780195182644
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Instance
Label
Mozart
Title
Mozart
Statement of responsibility
Julian Rushton
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the great icons of Western music. An amazing prodigy - he toured the capitals of Europe while still a child, astonishing royalty and professional musicians with his precocious skills - he wrote as an adult some of the finest music in the entire European tradition."
  • "Julian Rushton offers a concise and up-to-date biography of this musical genius, combining a well-researched life of the composer with an introduction to the works - symphonic, chamber, sacred, and theatrical - of one of the few musicians in history to have written undisputed masterpieces across every genre of his time. Rushton offers a portrait of the composer, ranging from Mozart the Wunderkind - travelling with his family from Salzburg to Vienna, Paris, London, Rome, and Milan - to the mature author of such classic works as "The Marriage of Figaro", "Don Giovanni", and "The Magic Flute."
  • During the past half-century, scholars have thoroughly explored Mozart's life and music, offering new interpretations of his compositions based on their historical context and providing a factual basis for confirming or, more often, debunking fanciful accounts of the man and his work. Rushton takes full advantage of these biographical and musical studies as well as the definitive New Mozart Edition to provide an accurate account of Mozart's life and, equally important, an insightful look at the music itself, complete with musical examples."--Jacket
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Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
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Rushton, Julian
Dewey number
  • 780/.92
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • portraits
  • plates
  • music
Index
index present
LC call number
ML410.M9
LC item number
R87 2006
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
The master musicians
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Whitman College
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Composers
  • Composers
  • Austria
  • Composers
Label
Mozart, Julian Rushton
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Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Salzburg and the grand tour : 1756-1769 -- Works by an "almost supernatural talent" -- Italy and Salzburg : 1769-1773 -- Opera seria : "fitting the clothes to the figure" -- Salzburg : 1773-1777 -- Sacred music : "I have thoroughly acquainted myself with that style since my youth" -- Mannheim and Paris : 1777-1779 -- The "classical style" : Mozart and the keyboard -- Salzburg and Munich : 1779-1781 -- Orchestral music : "the glorious effect of a symphony with flutes, oboes, and clarinets" -- Vienna : 1781-1785 -- Singspiel : "music must never offend the ear" -- "Land of the clavier": piano concertos and piano chamber music -- Vienna and Prague : 1785-1788 -- Chamber music : "the greatest composer I know" -- Opera buffa : "most important is that it must be really comic" -- The last years : 1788-1791 -- The last works : "a rich possession, but even fairer hopes" -- Aftermath: "--de morte transire ad vitam."
Control code
ocm61162200
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
xi, 306 pages, [8] pages of plates
Isbn
9780195182644
Lccn
2005021058
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, portraits, music
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o61162200
  • (OCoLC)61162200
Label
Mozart, Julian Rushton
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Salzburg and the grand tour : 1756-1769 -- Works by an "almost supernatural talent" -- Italy and Salzburg : 1769-1773 -- Opera seria : "fitting the clothes to the figure" -- Salzburg : 1773-1777 -- Sacred music : "I have thoroughly acquainted myself with that style since my youth" -- Mannheim and Paris : 1777-1779 -- The "classical style" : Mozart and the keyboard -- Salzburg and Munich : 1779-1781 -- Orchestral music : "the glorious effect of a symphony with flutes, oboes, and clarinets" -- Vienna : 1781-1785 -- Singspiel : "music must never offend the ear" -- "Land of the clavier": piano concertos and piano chamber music -- Vienna and Prague : 1785-1788 -- Chamber music : "the greatest composer I know" -- Opera buffa : "most important is that it must be really comic" -- The last years : 1788-1791 -- The last works : "a rich possession, but even fairer hopes" -- Aftermath: "--de morte transire ad vitam."
Control code
ocm61162200
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
xi, 306 pages, [8] pages of plates
Isbn
9780195182644
Lccn
2005021058
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, portraits, music
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o61162200
  • (OCoLC)61162200

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