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Mozart in Revolt: Strategies of Resistance, Mischief and Deception
David Schroeder
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Description for Mozart in Revolt: Strategies of Resistance, Mischief and Deception
Hardcover. A reading of the letters between Mozart and his father, placing them in the context of the stylized strategies of the 18th-century epistolary tradition. The book argues that the letters reveal a rebelliousness deep within Mozart's life and work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVH; BGF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
The complex relationship between Mozart and his father has fascinated music lovers for centuries, and much effort has been spent examining the letters exchanged by the two men. This provocative book offers a new reading of these letters, placing them in the context of the stylized strategies of the eighteenth-century epistolary tradition and arguing that they reveal a rebelliousness deep within Mozart’s life and work.
David Schroeder contends that Mozart’s father, Leopold, intended to write a biography of his son and designed his correspondence to be published as a type of moral biography. He bombarded his son with letters that ... Read more
The complex relationship between Mozart and his father has fascinated music lovers for centuries, and much effort has been spent examining the letters exchanged by the two men. This provocative book offers a new reading of these letters, placing them in the context of the stylized strategies of the eighteenth-century epistolary tradition and arguing that they reveal a rebelliousness deep within Mozart’s life and work.
David Schroeder contends that Mozart’s father, Leopold, intended to write a biography of his son and designed his correspondence to be published as a type of moral biography. He bombarded his son with letters that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300075427
SKU
V9780300075427
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About David Schroeder
David Schroeder is professor of music at Dalhousie University.
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