Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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 in every genre open to composers of his time. Rushton offers a vivid 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. An engaging biography for general readers that will also be an informative resource for scholars this new addition to the prestigious Master Musicians series offers an authoritative portrait of one of the defining figures of European culture.
Title: Mozart
Author(s): Rushton Julian (University Of Leeds (Emeritus))
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780195182644
Pages: 320 Pages, 8 Pp Halftone Plates, Numerous Music Examples
Publication Date: 2/1/2006
Series: Composers Across Cultures
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment