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Mozart

A Life

A Life

By Peter Gay

By Peter Gay

By Peter Gay

By Peter Gay

By Peter Gay
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By Peter Gay
Read by Alexander Adams

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Paperback $24.00

Aug 29, 2006 | ISBN 9780143037736

Ebook $6.99

Jun 01, 1999 | ISBN 9781101218693

Audiobook Download $12.50

Dec 21, 1999 | 278 Minutes

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    About Mozart

    A biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history

    Mozart’s unshakable hold on the public’s consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay’s concise and deft look at the genius’s life. Mozart traces the development of the man whose life was a whirlwind of achievement, and the composer who pushed every instrument to its limit and every genre of classical music into new realms.

    About Mozart

    A biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history

    Mozart’s unshakable hold on the public’s consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay’s concise and deft look at the genius’s life. Mozart traces the development of the man whose life was a whirlwind of achievement, and the composer who pushed every instrument to its limit and every genre of classical music into new realms.

    About Mozart

    The greatest mind in Western music is examined by a National Book Award–winning writer on culture and psychology in this concise account of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The composer’s unshakable hold on the public’s fascination can only be strengthened by the historian and biographer Peter Gay’s bold new perspective.  

    His passionate and painstaking research reveals truths more fascinating than the myths that have long shrouded the maestro’s life. Here is the archetypal child prodigy whose genius triumphed over early precociousness and who later broke away from a loving but tyrannical father to pursue his vision unhampered. This is the perfect biography for anyone who has ever wanted to know about Mozart but does not want to dig through massive tomes.

    “[A] stunning portrait of the disparate sides of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.”—New York Times Book Review

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    About Peter Gay

    Peter Gay was a Sterling Professor of History, emeritus, at Yale University, the author of more than 30 widely respected books, and the winner of the National Book Award for The Rise of Modern Paganism, the first volume of his definitive work… More about Peter Gay

    About Peter Gay

    Peter Gay was a Sterling Professor of History, emeritus, at Yale University, the author of more than 30 widely respected books, and the winner of the National Book Award for The Rise of Modern Paganism, the first volume of his definitive work… More about Peter Gay

    About Peter Gay

    Peter Gay was a Sterling Professor of History, emeritus, at Yale University, the author of more than 30 widely respected books, and the winner of the National Book Award for The Rise of Modern Paganism, the first volume of his definitive work… More about Peter Gay

    Product Details

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Music

    Paperback | $24.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Aug 29, 2006 | 192 Pages | 5 x 7-1/8 | ISBN 9780143037736

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Music

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jun 01, 1999 | 192 Pages | ISBN 9781101218693

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Music | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $12.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Dec 21, 1999 | 278 Minutes | ISBN 9781415910573

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    Table Of Contents

    One: The Prodigy

    Two: The Son

    Three: The Servant

    Four: The Freelance

    Five: The Beggar

    Six: The Master

    Seven: The Dramatist

    Eight: The Classic

    Notes
    Bibliographical Note

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