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hardcover. A biography of Mozart, it presents a study of Mozart's life and works. It aims to reach a better understanding of the composer by viewing him in the context of his times. It considers how his extraordinary experiences as a child prodigy coloured his approach to the world and his contemporaries. Num Pages: 672 pages, 15 music examples; 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Few people these days would question Mozart's rating as the most popular of all classical composers. Yet there exists no substantial, up-to-date English-language study of the man and his works. In this new study of Mozart's early years, Stanley Sadie aims to fill this gap in the form of a traditional biography on a straightforward chronological basis. The volume covers the period up to 1781, the year of Idomeneo and Mozart's settling in Vienna. Individual works are discussed in sequence and related to the events of his life. Stanley Sadie draws substantially on the family correspondence, quoting the letters and ... Read more
Few people these days would question Mozart's rating as the most popular of all classical composers. Yet there exists no substantial, up-to-date English-language study of the man and his works. In this new study of Mozart's early years, Stanley Sadie aims to fill this gap in the form of a traditional biography on a straightforward chronological basis. The volume covers the period up to 1781, the year of Idomeneo and Mozart's settling in Vienna. Individual works are discussed in sequence and related to the events of his life. Stanley Sadie draws substantially on the family correspondence, quoting the letters and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198165293
SKU
V9780198165293
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Ref
99-1
About Stanley Sadie
Stanley Sadie died on 21 March 2005 He was formerly the editor of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and the Editor of the Master Musicians series.
Reviews for Mozart
Mozart: The Early Years is a work of consolidation and synthesis...supported by a good index and a fine introduction by Neal Zaslaw, the volume will serve as the standard reference on its subject for many years to come.
David Black, Music and Letters Journal
...this monumental, engrossing study is founded on meticulous use of the most recent, abundant ... Read more
David Black, Music and Letters Journal
...this monumental, engrossing study is founded on meticulous use of the most recent, abundant ... Read more