Mozart in Vienna, 1781-1791 / Volkmar Braunbehrens ; translated from the German by Timothy Bell.
| Author/creator | Braunbehrens, Volkmar |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. |
| Description | ix, 481 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Arrival in Vienna. In the coach ; "Mon tres cher Amy!" ; The "Arch-oaf" ; Dismissal or resignation? ; The "disgusting affair" ; Digression: the cityscape of Josephine Vienna -- The abduction, 1782. New lodgings ; A wasted summer? ; A special house ; Seduced or in love? ; Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail ; Digression: another abduction ; The baroness arranges a wedding feast -- At home with the Mozart's ; Who was Constanze Mozart? ; The immediate family ; Frau Mozart's appreciation of music ; The household economy ; Frequent moves ; Household furnishings ; Digression: how much did musicians earn? ; Mozart's income -- Aristocratic and bourgeois salons. For my metier the best place in the world" ; At the salon of Countess Thun ; Digression: Georg Forster visits Countess Thun ; Freelance musician or musical functionary? ; "To introduce myself to the emperor in some becoming way" -- Vienna, 1782-1785. The event of the century ; Orientation in society ; A touch of treason ; "But primarily because of the opera" ; Journey to Salzburg ; Working under pressure ; Digression: Lorenzo da Ponte ; The emperor forbids/The emperor commands ; Josephinism -- Mozart and freemasonry. Mozart joins the Lodge ; Digression: Freemasonry in Josephine Vienna ; Mozart's work in the Lodge ; The freemasonry act and signs of decline ; Mozart does (not) leave the Lodge ; Die Zauberflote: a Masonic work? -- Vienna 1786-1790. How pleasant to be innocent ; Digression: The Zahlheim case ; Mozart composes ; The follies of a day: Le nozze di Figaro ; No journey to England ; His father's death ; Conditions in Prague ; Journey to Prague ; Il dissoluto punito: Don Giovanni ; The emperor at war with everyone ; An aristocratic patron: Baron van Swieten ; Puchberg: bourgeois patron? ; Round trip: Vienna-Berlin ; Debts ; Cosi fan tutte ; The emperor dies ; Long live the emperor! ; Frankfurt: a pointless journey -- The last year. Reorganization ; Mozart's son in boarding school ; Digression: Emanuel Schikaneder ; The origin of Die Zauberflote ; An urgent commission ; La clemenza di Tito ; "But what pleases me most is the silent approval" ; An anonymous commission ; The final illness ; The cause of death ; Josephine burial practices ; No pauper's burial ; Appraisal. |
| Abstract | Chronicles Mozart's ten years in Vienna, detailing what everyday life in the city was like and profiling famous leaders of the day and the composer's wife, Constanze. |
| General note | Translation of: Mozart in Wien. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 455-467) and index. |
| Other title | Mozart in Wien. |
| LCCN | 88013940 |
| ISBN | 0802110096 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.M9 B7813 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |