A biography told by letters the mozart project anne. Classic and still standard resource of mozarts correspondence. The giddy letters of the mozart family the new york sun. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 175691 was an austrian composer. Full text of the letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart 1769. The letters used in the play are those between mozart, his father, his mother and his cousin during a time when the family pooled its resources to send the young prodigy on a tour through germany. It is an unparalleled firsthand account of mozarts life by the man himself, and is a must have for any classical music enthusiasts collection. Mozart s correspondence is full of details that illuminate the quotidien aspects of his days, reveal.
The conceptual idea of the project is i to offer a univocal database of all references to people, places and musical works contained in the letters. Mozarts letters, mozarts life book by robert spaethling. Buy the letters of mozart and his family 3rd edition by mozart, wolfgang amadeus, sadie, stanley, anderson, emily isbn. Their landlord was lorenz hagenauer, who was a close friend of leopolds, and a frequent correspondent on the familys later travels. Mozart, his mothers death and how it shaped the darkest. It is hardly necessary to point out that the main purpose of this edition is to provide a complete collection of all the extant letters of mozart himself, and that these have been treated with the same reverent care as one should treat the musical autographs of this great composer.
Contents preface a note about the translation eighteenthcentury currencies part one. Letters by mozart in sparkling new translations that capture the flavor of the writing, transmit every nuance, and render every thought faithfully and. Mozart, masonry and catholicism national catholic reporter. Mozart composed music in several genres, including opera and symphony. View full size mozarts beloved mother died while the two were traveling together, and his father blamed him for her death. Abert writes, the two were regarded at the time as the handsomest couple in salzburg. To his mother anna maria mozart in salzburg postscript worgl, december 14, 1769. His works, written in almost every conceivable genre, combine luminous beauty of sound with classical grace and technical perfection. You can have people who are really extremely mediocre with huge careers, and people who are wonderfully good but dont have wonderful. It is an unparalleled firsthand account of mozart s life by the man himself, and is a must have for any classical music enthusiasts collection. I cannot recommend mozarts letters, mozarts life highly enough to anyone interested in wolfgang mozart. Mozarts correspondence is full of details that illuminate the quotidien aspects of his days, reveal.
His treatise setting forth his method of teaching, a treatise on the fundamental principles of violin playing 1756, was long a standard text and was widely reprinted and translated. If you guess this, i shall say that you are the mother of all guessers. The following few letters are a brief sample quoted from the many dozens in the excellent book mozart s letters mozart s life. This is mozart s first known letter, written to his mother at the age of. Mozarts remarkable life was well and richly documented in letters. Preface a full and authentic edition of mozart s letters ought to require no special apology. Wolfgang and anna maria mozart looking for a job in. In fact, andersons main purpose was not to provide a complete collection of the letters of mozart and his family but, rather, only a complete collection of all the extant letters of mozart. The letters of mozart as the theme for a play the new.
Mozart, wolfgang amadeus, an autograph letter signed to his wife. The letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart volume 01 by. Selected letters translated and edited by robert spaethling faber. Standing alone, this volume contains primary source material during his early years and is quite replete with letters between leopold mozart and his wife, mozarts mother.
Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The best books on the lives of classical composers recommended by giles swayne. A life in letters by wolfgang amadeus mozart goodreads. In mozarts words provides multilingual access to an annotated version of the voluminous correspondence of mozart and his family approximately 1,400 letters that will progressively be made available online on this website. Wolfgang amadeus mozart displayed scatological humour in his letters and a few recreational. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 austrian composer, widely recognised as one of the greatest composers in the history of western music. Mozart represents one of the great peaks in the history of music. Entire books and psychological studies have been conducted in the attempt to understand what was up with mozart. They describe the triple movement of aspiration, rejection, and surrender, the conditions for a. The letters of one of the world s greatest composers wolfgang amadeus mozart seen variously as a child prodigy, musical genius, tragic romantic artist, and cultural icon is among the most writtenabout of all composers. Mozarts honesty, his awareness of his own genius and his contempt for authority all shine out from these letters. The letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart volume 01 language. After the low point in augsburg, mozart travels to mannheim with his mother, where he falls in love for the first time in his life with a woman named aloysia weber.
This fascinating set of his letters offers a new understanding of his life story his marriage, compositions, performances, occasional money. Mozarts father protests in his letters from salzburg against possible marriage plans. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 27 january 1756 5 december 1791, baptised as johannes chrysostomus wolfgangus theophilus mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the classical period born in salzburg, mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Mozart was a faithful correspondent, and this full and expert collection of more than 100 letters covers his brief and tumultuous life, from the years when the child prodigy astonished the courts of europe to his final days, when he wrote loving notes to his wife and long, moneyseeking letters to friends and patrons. Among his most famous works, with lorenzo da ponte as librettist. M m bozman over 100 often hilarious, sometimes sad, but always articulate letters from one of the most charismatic composers in history.
Selected from the letters of mozart and his family, translated and annotated by emily anderson by edited by eric bloom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These inspirational essays by sri aurobindo form a powerful statement of the true attitude to be taken by a sadhak of the integral yoga. Here are letters from the adolescent mozart to his mother and sister. Spaethling brings them to life for english language readers. Leck mich im arsch is a standard vulgarism in german, euphemistically called the swabian salute german. Wolfgang amadeus mozart watched over her at her bedside. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers.
The letters of mozart and his family by emily anderson. The composers numerous letters document his struggles and triumphs as a musician. The letters of mozart and his family emily anderson on. Preface a full and authentic edition of mozarts letters ought to require no special apology. The best books on the lives of classical composers five. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The emotional trauma of her death can be heard in his piano sonata no. Full text of the letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart 1769 1791 see other formats. To his mother anna maria mozart in salzburg postscript. A life in letters by wolfgang amadeus mozart, paperback. More importantly, they provide an invaluable window into mozart the man. And few lives have been more creatively fruitful than that of wolfgang amadeus mozart january 27, 1756december 5, 1791. A selection of mozarts letters, translated into english, complete with note. Yet in the book world today, where translations of letters can be. Some of the salacious expressions he used in letters to his cousin are also used by his mother in letters to his father, all of which sounds shocking to 21st century ears. From bach to stravinsky, british composer giles swayne discusses the most insightful books for getting to know the real lives of classical composers. Am i correct in saying i read this book around the time jr by willams gaddis. List of books and articles about wolfgang amadeus mozart.
His most famous compositions included the motet exsultate, jubilate, k 165 1773, the operas the marriage of figaro 1786 and don giovanni 1787, and the jupiter symphony 1788. The original letters are written mostly in german, although mozart also knew and used italian, french, and english, among others. The closest english counterpart is kiss my arseass. Leopold mozart, german violinist, teacher, and composer, the father and principal teacher of wolfgang amadeus mozart. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus, 17561791 correspondence category.
I cannot recommend mozart s letters, mozart s life highly enough to anyone interested in wolfgang mozart. Buy a cheap copy of mozarts letters, mozarts life book by robert spaethling. And the last letters about mozarts mothers death actually moved me quite a bit. Candid selfportrait emerges revealing his witty observations of royalty. Letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart by wolfgang amadeus mozart. My dearest father by wolfgang amadeus mozart goodreads.
The couple moved perhaps with anna marias mother into an apartment on the third floor of getreidegasse 9. A full and authentic edition of mozarts letters ought to require no special. The two remaining letters to constanze from prague in 1789 similarly have diverse addresses of their own. The lengthy letter shows off the composers fondness for wordplay and, yes, poop jokes, with lines like i now wish you a good night, shit in your bed with all your might.
Johnsons addition to this hefty mass of scholarship, wellintentioned though it may be, needed at the least a. In mozarts letters, mozarts life, robert spaethling presents mozart in all the rawness of his driving energies spectator, preserved in the zany, often angry effervescence of his writing observer. This would be translated into english as lick me in the arseass, quickly, quickly. Mozart, at twentytwo years of age, was stranded alone in hated. Mozarts letters, mozarts life by wolfgang amadeus mozart. At this time, anna maria mozart was fiftyseven years old and a simple housewife who had given up everything for her son. An excellent selection of letters written by mozarts father, some by his mother, and. Almost all of these are directed to mozarts own family, specifically his father leopold, his mother anna maria, his sister nannerl. In a letter to his father from december of 1777, found in letters of mozart free ebook public library, 21yearold mozart describes his daily routine at mannheim, where he had traveled in search of employment. Just take a look at the most recent letter up at the archival blog letters of note, from 21yearold mozart to his 19yearold cousin and probable love interest, marianne. Selected letters edited and newly translated by robert spaethling faber and faber, paperback, 2004.
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