The cultural context of Mozart's Magic Flute : social, aesthetic, philosophical / Judith A. Eckelmeyer.

Author/creator Eckelmeyer, Judith A.
Format Book
Publication InfoLewiston, N.Y., USA : E. Mellen Press, ©1991.
Description2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 34
Studies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 34. ^A231525
Contents Volume I. A new look at "Meaning" for The Magic Flute -- The legacy of Christian Rosenkreuz in The Magic Flute -- The evolution of the Rosenkreuz legacy: paths to The Magic Flute -- Cultural threads in late 18th-century Vienna: resources for the creators of The Magic Flute -- Gottfried van Swieten and the Magic Flute project -- Mozart, the libretto and the score -- The Bohemian connection: images of The Magic Flute in the time of its creation.
Contents Volume II. The libretto of The Magic Flute; the Ignaz Alberti edition, 1791, with English translation and the German text in Mozart's autograph score -- Letter from Gottfried van Swieten to Joseph II, and Joseph II's reply; German original and English translation -- Ignaz von Born's "Ueber die Mysterien der Aegyptier"; German original and English translation.
Abstract Addressing the problems of symbols and references in The Magic Flute, this text considers a broad cultural heritage, including: the early-17th-century movement of the Rosicrucians; and 17th- and 18th-century educational, scientific, philosophical and religious developments.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 91029436
ISBN0773496424

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML410.M9 E33 1991 V. 1 ✔ Available Place Hold
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