The
New Grove MOZART
Written by: Stanley Sadie
Reviewed by: Hannah DeLadurantey
We picked up this book at a library
sale a few years back, and I just got around to reading it!
Sadie takes us back to the year 1756,
the year Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born. This book is divided into
24 chapters, with each chapter focusing on where Mozart would have
been and what he composed during those specific years.
Overall, this book was very detailed
and helpful if you wanted to know more specifically where and when
Mozart composed certain works. Personally, I found the writing style
a bit dry, mostly dates and facts. Mozart didn't seem real, but instead, a stuffy dry man of dates and
facts. I would have liked to be transported into the 1700's, but was
sadly disappointed.
If your looking for a good informative
and intriguing story of Mozart, don't pick up this book. But, if you
in need to details on his works, be sure to read a copy of The New
Grove Mozart
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