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Title: Great Mozart Biography
Review: There are so many books out there about Mozart and his music. I like this one as it details his life and music in distinctly separate parts. Part One is about the man, broken down into chapter by place of residence and period. The author makes extensive use of Mozart's correspondence to various family members, especially his father, which gives great first-person insight into the man without too much conjecture on the part of the writer.Part Two handles his music, beautifully, I might add, categorized into chapter by genre and type. Much detail is provided here that gives insight into the respective piece, why is exists, and what about it may be significant. Numerous appendices are included as well, including a complete Koechel listing of all his works.There are certainly more scholarly works available to choose from, but this is a great, intermediate level treatise which will satisfy most any reader.
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