| Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Revised Edition Contributor(s): Knepler, Georg (Author), Blake, David (Foreword by), Robinson, J. Bradford (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521588235 ISBN-13: 9780521588232 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Books of 1995 is now available in an affordable paper edition. Georg Knepler's biographical study explores the life and music of Mozart from many new perspectives. He sheds light on Mozart's creative psyche, political leanings, and the underlying basis of the composer's musical expressionits immediacy and appeal. A full-blown portrait of the man and his genius. 18 photos. 191 music examples. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Music | Genres & Styles - Opera |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.98" W x 8.98" (1.46 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Georg Knepler's biographical study explores Mozart's life and works from many new perspectives. It sheds light on Mozart's creative psyche, his political leanings and the underlying basis of his musical expression. The author not only shows the complexity of Mozart's music but also helps explain, in readily accessible language, its immediacy and appeal. This is a book about Mozart the man, Mozart the towering genius, and the universal validity of his creations. |