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Author Einstein, Alfred, 1880-1952.

Title Mozart, his character, his work / [by] Alfred Einstein; translated by Arthur Mendel and Nathan Broder.

Publication Info. New York; London [etc.] : Oxford University Press, 1945.

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  780.92 M87E    Check Shelf
Description x pages, 2 leaves, 3-492 pages : frontispiece (facsimile) illustrations (music) portraits ; 24 cm
Note "First edition."
Bibliography "Catalogue of works": pages 473-483.
Contents The traveler -- Genius and human frailty -- Mozart and the eternal feminine -- Catholicism and Freemasonry -- Patriotism and education -- Universality -- Mozart and his contemporaries (Imitation and Affinity) -- The fragments and the process of creation -- Mozart and counterpoint -- Mozart's choice of keys -- Chamber music for strings -- Divertimento, cassation, serenade -- The symphony -- The clavier -- Chamber music including clavier -- Concertante and mechanical elements -- The synthesis: the clavier concerto -- Church music -- Aria and song -- Mozart and opera -- Opera seria -- Opera buffa -- The German opera -- Conclusion
Subject Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Added Author Mendel, Arthur, 1905-1979, translator.
Broder, Nathan, translator.
Added Title Mozart, sein Charakter, sein Werk. English
Other Form: Online version: Einstein, Alfred, 1880-1952. Mozart, sein Charakter, sein Werk. English. Mozart, his character, his work. New York, London [etc.] Oxford University Press, 1945 (OCoLC)624456190
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