Mozart - A Life

Informationen zum Autor Peter Gay Klappentext A biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history Mozart's unshakable hold on the public's consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay's concise and deft look at the genius's life. Mozart traces the development of the man whose life was a whirlwind of achievement, and the composer who pushed every instrument to its limit and every genre of classical music into new realms. Zusammenfassung A biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history Mozart's unshakable hold on the public's consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay's concise and deft look at the genius's life. Mozart traces the development of the man whose life was a whirlwind of achievement! and the composer who pushed every instrument to its limit and every genre of classical music into new realms. Inhaltsverzeichnis One: The Prodigy Two: The Son Three: The Servant Four: The Freelance Five: The Beggar Six: The Master Seven: The Dramatist Eight: The Classic Notes Bibliographical Note

Product details

• Authors: Peter Gay
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.08.2006
• EAN: 9780143037736
• ISBN: 978-0-14-303773-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 182 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Penguin Lives Biographies; Penguin Lives Biographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, Biographie, Biographik, MUSIC / History & Criticism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Music reviews and criticism, Biography: arts and entertainment