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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : a biography

A comprehensive biography of eighteenth-century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that chronicles his life, his music, and the mystery concerning his death and burial
Print Book, English, 2007
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007
Biography
xv, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
9780226519562, 9780226519616, 0226519562, 0226519619
65425891
Prologue, June 1765 : in a London tavern
1756-1767 : the rise and decline of the child prodigy
1767-1777 : searching for a post with his father
1777-1778 : in search of a permanent post with his mother
1778-1780 : a difficult homecoming
1780-1782 : winning freedom
1782-1786 : Vienna : difficulties and successes
1786-1790 : the great Italian operas
1791 : Mozart's last year
Epilogue : Mozart lives on
"Originally published as WAM : la vita e il tempo di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ©2003, Gius. Laterza & Figli"--Title page verso
Translated from the Italian