The Mozart Compendium: A Guide to Mozarts Life and Music
by By Landon, H. C. Robbins (EDT)
Category: Music , General

Some two dozen contributors cover the entire range of Mozart studies historical and musical background, Mozart as an individual, the sources of the works, their reception, the musical style, and performance practice offering in each section a clear, accessible, up-to-date summary of the thinking on the subject. Includes a chronology, a family tree, a glossary of names, a full listing and discussion of the works by genre, and an excellent select bibliography. First published in Great Britain (Thames and Hudson, 1990). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.