The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01

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The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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THE LETTERS OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART. (1769-1791.) - In Two Volumes. Vol. I.

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By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Translated, From The Collection Of Ludwig Nohl, By Lady Wallace With A Portrait And Facsimile New York and Philadelphia: 1866.

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PREFACE

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FIRST PART—ITALY, VIENNA, MUNICH.—1770 TO 1776.

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SECOND PART.—MUNICH, AUGSBURG, MANNHEIM.—SEPTEMBER 1771 TO MARCH 1778.

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THIRD PART.—PARIS.—MARCH 1778 TO JANUARY 1779.

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FOURTH PART.—MUNICH.—IDOMENEO.—NOVEMBER 1780 TO JANUARY 1781.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. [LETTERS LISTED BY DATE]

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Description

Step inside the mind of one of history’s most celebrated composers through his own handwriting. This volume brings together a carefully restored selection of Mozart’s personal correspondence, ranging from youthful travel letters to candid notes from his Viennese years. The letters read like a lively diary, full of vivid sketches of cities, theatre life, and the everyday joys and frustrations that shaped his music.

Listeners will hear the brilliance of his intellect paired with a playful, sometimes hurried pen, revealing a man who could describe a bustling Paris boulevard with the same charm he used to craft an overture. Musicians gain rare insight into his compositional thoughts, while general readers enjoy anecdotes that breathe fresh life into familiar biographical facts. The unpolished, heartfelt tone makes the collection feel intimate, as if Mozart were speaking directly to you.

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~8 hours (478K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Text file produced by John Mamoun, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger

Release date

Mar 1, 2004

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1756–1791

A child prodigy who grew into one of history’s most admired composers, he wrote music with remarkable ease and emotional range. In just 35 years, he created operas, symphonies, concertos, chamber works, and sacred music that still feel vivid and alive.

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