The Mozart essays

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The Mozart essays

H.C. Robbins Landon

Thames and Hudson, c1995

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-236) and index

Contents of Works

  • Salzburg in 1756 : the world into which Mozart was born
  • Idomeneo, rè di Creta (K. 366)
  • Mozart's incidental music to Thamos, König in Ägypten (K. 345)
  • Die Zauberflöte (K. 620)
  • Mozart and Paris
  • The symphonies : a survey
  • Mozart's masonic music : a survey
  • J.M. Haydn, Mozart and the duos (duets) for violin and viola (K. 423, 424)
  • The piano quartets in G minor (K. 478) and E flat (K. 493)
  • The Haydn brothers (Michael and Joseph) and Mozart's string quintets
  • Sacred vocal works : oratorios and Latin church music
  • The Requiem : its history and textual problems
  • A document detailing Mozart's income and expenses (1786 or 1787?)
  • Some recently discovered documents concerning Mozart's last year

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A book by the author of "1791: Mozart's Last Year". This is a selection of Robbins Landon's essays on Mozart which cover a diverse range of subjects offering a broad perspective on his life and music. Included is a study of Mozart's visit to Paris in 1778 and his reactions to French musical taste. Also, an analysis of the role of his former pupils in the completion of the "Requiem", the incidental music to the play "Thamos, Konig in Agypten" and Mozart's church music and the tribulations - legal and financial - of the composer's last year.

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