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Mozart - Composers Across Cultures

Name: Mozart
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Rating: 3.22 (18 reviews)
Author: Julian Rushton
ISBN: 9780195388251

Julian Rushton

3.22 ( 18 Ratings by Goodreads)

Mozart - Composers Across Cultures

Julian Rushton(Author)

3.22 (18 Ratings by Goodreads)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the great icons of Western music. An amazing prodigy who toured the capitals of Europe as a child, astonishing royalty and professional musicians with his precocious skills, in his adulthood he wrote some of the finest music in the 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 who have composed undisputed masterpieces in every genre of his time. Rushton presents a vivid portrait, ranging from Mozart the Wunderkind--travelling with his family from Salzburg to Vienna, Paris, London, Rome, and Milan--to the mature composer of perennially fascinating operas such 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 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 illustrative 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 puts forward an authoritative interpretation of one of the defining figures of European culture. "Crisp, learned." --Alex Ross, The New Yorker "The finest short biography of Mozart that I know--incisive, insightful, and elegantly written. If I had to recommend one book that explained the man and his music, this would be it." --Cliff Eisen, Department of Music, King's College London "Always sensitive, judicious, and stimulating. It is too short--not too short for Mozart but for Rushton, who has certainly much more to say that would be of interest." --Charles Rosen, The New York Review of Books "A valuable addition to the ever-growing literature on Mozart." --Library Journal

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Type	Book
ISBN13	9780195388251
ISBN10	0195388259
Number Of Pages	320
Item Weight	454 g
Product Dimensions	155 x 231 x 20 mm
Publisher / Reseller	Oxford University Press Inc
Format	paperback

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The new edition of the series's Mozart biography is an essential, readable and authoritative resource. * Classic FM, *
The Master Musicians composer biographies have long been invaluable handbooks for students. * Classic FM *
A revised biography from OUP's excellent 'Master Musicians' series offers a captivating and accessible account of Mozart's life and music. * Classic FM *

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Julian Rushton is the Emeritus West Riding Professor of Music at the University of Leeds. He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of the Royal Music Association, Music Analysis, and Eighteenth-Century Music. He is the general editor of the Cambridge Music Handbook series and is the former president of the Royal Musical Association. He has published widely, especially on Mozart and Berlioz.

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Mozart - Composers Across Cultures

Julian Rushton

3.22 ( 18 Ratings by Goodreads)