Mozart
Subtitle: the early years, 1756-1781
By: Stanley Sadie ; foreword by Neal Zaslaw
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9780393061123
Subjects: Composers; Biographies; Biography; Compositeurs
Description: An exploration of Mozart's life and music relates his achievements to the social, economic, and cultural environments in which he worked, offering insight into his compositional process and his relationships with numerous contemporaries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 589-601) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Salzburg and the Mozart family --; title: Childhood and first travels --; title: The road to Paris --; title: Playing for the English court --; title: The homeward journey --; title: The eleven-year-old in Salzburg --; title: Disappointment in Vienna --; title: Salzburg, 1769 --; title: Italy without Nannerl --; title: Mitridate at Milan --; title: Success in Milan --; title: Working for the prince-archbishop --; title: Vain hopes in Vienna --; title: A stable period at the Salzburg court --; title: Operas, sonatas, serenades, concertos --; title: Frustration --; title: Mannheim --; title: 'Off with you to Paris!' --; title: Salzburg concertmaster-organist --; title: Idomeneo at Munich.