Mozart in Context

Description

The vibrant intellectual, social and political climate of mid eighteenth-century Europe presented opportunities and challenges for artists and musicians alike. This book focuses on Mozart the man and musician as he responds to different aspects of that world. It reveals his views on music, aesthetics and other matters; on places in Austria and across Europe that shaped his life; on career contexts and environments, including patronage, activities as an impresario, publishing, theatrical culture and financial matters; on engagement with performers and performance, focusing on Mozart's experiences as a practicing musician; and on reception and legacy from his own time through to the present day. Probing diverse Mozartian contexts in a variety of ways, the contributors reflect the vitality of existing scholarship and point towards areas primed for further study. This volume is essential reading for students and scholars of late eighteenth-century music and for Mozart aficionados and music lovers in general. Contents Illustrations Tables Musical Examples Preface Contributors Abbreviations Part I Personality, Work, Worldview 1. Personal Relationships 2. Learning and Teaching 3. Compositional Methods 4. Religious Views 5. Aesthetic Views 6. Mozart and Contemporary Composers 7. Mozart and Freemasonry 8. Mozart Iconography Part II Towns, Cities, Countries 9. Salzburg 10. Vienna 11. Germany 12. Italy 13. France 14. Prague 15. London Part III Career Contexts and Environments 16. Patronage 17. Mozart as Impresario 18. Publishing 19. Theatrical Life in Mozart’s Vienna 20. Mozart and Finances Part IV Performers and Performance 21. Instrumentalists in Salzburg and Abroad 22. Instruments and Instrumentalists in Vienna 23. The Opera Singers in Vienna 24. Mozart’s Italian and German Singers 25. Mozart the Performer-Composer 26. Instrumental Performance Practice 27. Vocal Performance Practice Part V Reception and Legacy 28. Reactions to Mozart in His Lifetime 29. Biographical and Critical Traditions 30. Mozart in Theory and Analysis 31. The Köchel Catalogue 32. Mozart’s Influence on Nineteenth-Century Composers 33. Mythmaking 34. Editing Mozart 35. Mozart on Record Further Reading Index of Mozart’s Works by Köchel Number Index of Mozart’s Works by Genre General Index