KERST, Friedrich; Henry Edward Krehbiel [Charles Strouse].
Mozart: The Man and the Artist Revealed in His Own Words.
New York: Dover Publications, 1965.
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Dover Edition of Mozart: The Man and the Artist Revealed in His Own Words; From the Library of Broadway Composer Charles Strouse
Dover edition of this compilation of Mozart's own words on music, art, and life, drawn from his letters and reported sayings. Octavo, original printed wrappers. From the library of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman, with Strouse's ownership stamp to the front free endpaper. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote the music for such iconic musical theater hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie, as well as the theme song for the classic sitcom All in the Family ("Those Were the Days"). His partnership with Martin Charnin on Annie produced one of Broadway's most successful scores ever, with "Tomorrow" and other songs from the production becoming enduring American musical standards admired by generations. His reach knew no genre or generation, from a number-one Billboard hit in 1958 to Jay-Z's Grammy-winning sampling of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" four decades later, and his honors include three Tony Awards and induction into both the Songwriters and Theater Halls of Fame. In very good condition. Compiled and annotated by Friedrich Kerst. Translated into English and edited with additional notes by Henry Edward Krehbiel.
Mozart: The Man and the Artist Revealed in His Own Words gathers the composer's letters and recorded sayings into what amounts to a self-portrait, arranged by subject so that Mozart speaks directly on his own compositions, on opera and the singers who performed his work, on his contemporaries, and on his family, faith, and finances. It was compiled and annotated by the German scholar Friedrich Kerst and translated into English and edited with additional notes by Henry Edward Krehbiel, the long-serving music critic of the New York Tribune and one of the most influential American critics of his day. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 to 1791) composed more than six hundred works in a life of only thirty-five years, among them The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, the late symphonies, and the unfinished Requiem, and he remains the archetype of natural musical genius.
Mozart: The Man and the Artist Revealed in His Own Words.
$95.00
In Stock