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The Marvel of Mozart’s Letters
- dvh 7y agoGot some .epub by any chance?
- pieterk 7y agohttps://archive.org/details/lettersofmozarth000861mbp https://archive.org/details/lettersofmozarth000861mbp
- vixen99 7y ago'Composers’ letters can make frustrating reading. But with Mozart, you get the whole personality — candid, perceptive, irresistibly alive and packed with filth'
- bryanrasmussen 7y agoThis was no composition by a performing monkey!
- jansan 7y agoSorry for mentioning this, because you will never be able to forget it. But regarding Mozart and filth, IMHO every adult should know that there is a piece of Mozart called "Leck mich im Arsch" (Lick my arse). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C78HBp-Youk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C78HBp-Youk For connoisseurs, it's Köchelverzeichnis 382c
- asdadd 7y agoI don't get the fuzz about Mozart. The only thing he definitely proofs is that if we had a great and free education system for ALL kids (not only for the "privileged") he would be just one among thousands of geniuses...
- ioseph 7y agoHe was privileged in the sense of being born into a musical family who recognised and encouraged his prodigy at a young age, but they were by no means part of the aristocracy. Out of curiosity which composers do you see worth of 'fuzz' ?
- Mediterraneo10 7y agoWhile Mozart's family was not of the aristocracy, they were of the bourgeoisie, which at the time indeed was a very small part of society – the great majority of Austrians in the 18th century were peasants. I think it is fair to consider his upbringing quite a privileged one.
- ziotom78 7y agoNo, his case proves nothing of this sort. His father had the same thoughts, and when he quarreled with his son and separated from him, he requested his daughter to "lend" him her son, so that he could give him the same education as Wolfgang's and have another child prodigy [1,2]. He failed miserably... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Anna_Mozart#Leopold's_raising_of_her_son https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Anna_Mozart#Leopold's_... [2] Solomon's biography
- felixthecat 7y agoHave you actually read the Wiki link you posted? His father was a Jesuit. And how many 'ordinary' people had oil paintings of the whole family at this time??
- watwut 7y agoThen again, the portion of population able to learn to compose (and read write or do math) is much higher now then it used to be. We are getting way more skilled composers and musicians then used to be norm. And more skilled writers too. These people are fighting for light in super crowded market - crowded because too many people are capable.
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- kieckerjan 7y agoWhen I was a teenager, I had no love for Mozart. An aunt who did used to tell me: "you will appreciate Mozart when you get older." Now I wonder if she actually meant when you get younger. I was a humorless pompous prick then.
- coliveira 7y agoSince childhood, Mozart is my big idol in classical music. Then, some people told me the opposite: you like Mozart now, but later you will discover better music. I listen to a lot of other composers, and like many of them, but nobody gives me the same kinds of feelings as Mozart.
- british_india 7y agoI own a copy of "The Letters of Mozart and his Family" and they are a wild bunch, especially the letters addressed to: "Cousin Buzz Fuzz".
- akuchling 7y agoExcerpts from his letters were also set to music by Michael Nyman for a film project: for example, "O My Dear Papa": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN1xc0wqeBg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN1xc0wqeBg Though the piece I like best from that film is "Profit & Loss", which has invented lyrics based on Mozart's finances & his father's imagined reaction to them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Ts9GoBv1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Ts9GoBv1s