Mozart's Women: His Family, His Friends, His Music
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A major new biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told through the prism of the women in his life In Part One of Mozart's Women Jane Glover first recounts Mozart's remarkably precocious childhood, refracted through the lives of his mother Maria Anna and equally talented sister Nannerl. Part Two introduces Mozart's other family, the Webers, four talented sisters, all of whom were close to Mozart whilst the third, sister, Constanze, became his wife. Part Three reveals what happened to these women and to Mozart's reputation in the years after his tragically early death in 1791, aged only 35. Along the way, we meet the patrons, pupils and fellow-artists who contributed to Mozart's musical development. The final section of this rich and evocative book draws the threads together and examines Mozart's work and how the women he knew, loved and worked with influenced the extraordinary range of female characters in his greatest operas.
Author: Jane Glover
Format: Hardback, 416 pages, 153mm x 234mm, 702 g
Published: 2005, Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: The Arts
Interest Age: From 18 years
Description
A major new biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told through the prism of the women in his life In Part One of Mozart's Women Jane Glover first recounts Mozart's remarkably precocious childhood, refracted through the lives of his mother Maria Anna and equally talented sister Nannerl. Part Two introduces Mozart's other family, the Webers, four talented sisters, all of whom were close to Mozart whilst the third, sister, Constanze, became his wife. Part Three reveals what happened to these women and to Mozart's reputation in the years after his tragically early death in 1791, aged only 35. Along the way, we meet the patrons, pupils and fellow-artists who contributed to Mozart's musical development. The final section of this rich and evocative book draws the threads together and examines Mozart's work and how the women he knew, loved and worked with influenced the extraordinary range of female characters in his greatest operas.
Mozart's Women: His Family, His Friends, His Music