Mozart : the man, the musician, with 320 illustrations, 170 in colour / Arthur Hutchings.
| Author/creator | Hutchings, Arthur |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Schirmer Books, ©1976. |
| Description | [244] pages, 48 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / by Kingsley Amis -- Mozart: the man. What was the man like? "Il etait toujours si gai" ; "He was fond of reading" ; His appearance ; Mozart portraits -- The Mozarts and their time. Society and status ; Leopold Mozart and his wife ; Getreidegasse no. 9 ; The children at home ; The family circle -- The exhibition tours. Proving a miracle ; The first tour ; The grand tour ; France ; London ; Holland ; The Austrian tour ; The first Italian tour ; Travel and fashion -- A child no longer. The Salzburg servitude ; The restless years ; Munich ; Mannheim ; The Weber family ; Tragedy in Paris ; The traveller returns -- From servitude to freedom. The first great opera ; The last straw ; Bachelor gay ; Mozart married ; Financial improvidence ; Visit to Salzburg ; The concert round ; Haydn's accolade ; Rulers and residences -- Fame and loneliness. The hidden Mozart ; At work on "Figaro" ; Intrigue and triumph ; Prague ; Leopold's death ; Mozart's Vienna -- Illness and anxiety. The cloud ; Journey to Berlin ; Desperation ; A new regime ; Masonic symbols and ceremonies -- The last year. Mozart as Mason ; Approach to death ; "The Magic Flute" ; Requiem aeternam ; Envoi -- Mozart: the musician. The creative process. "Unusual power of detachment" ; The enigma ; Developing the gift -- The travelling composer. Early works and influences ; Milan, Bologna, and Rome ; An opera for Munich ; Mannheim ; Paris ; Journeys at a glance -- The Salzburg music. History and heritage ; Composer and master ; Church music ; Symphonies ; Serenades and divertimenti ; Concertos ; Music for dancing ; Salzburg, then and now -- The first great opera. "Opera seria" ; "Tragedie lyrique" ; The plot of "Idomeneo" ; Comparison with Gluck ; Musical vitality -- Freedom and fame. Break with Colloredo ; "The Seraglio" ; Contest with Clementi ; Concert life ; C minor mass ; Years of popularity ; Contemporary composers and instruments -- Mozart and the piano. His playing ; The instrument ; The concertos ; Solo and duet ; Art in Mozart's time -- Withdrawal to opera. "The impresario" ; Preparation of "Figaro" ; Lorenzo da Ponte ; "Figaro" produced ; "Don Giovanni" -- Mozart as dramatist. Action and pace ; Musical wit ; Delineation of characters ; Solo items ; Music and society -- Under the cloud. Van Swieten and Bach ; String quartets ; "Cosi fan tutte" ; String quintets ; "La clemenza di Tito" ; "The Magic Flute" -- Masonry and magic. Masonic music ; Emanuel Schikaneder ; "The Magic Flute" ; The Requiem. |
| LCCN | 75013790 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.M9 H92 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |