Klarinet Archive - Posting 000145.txt from 2008/03

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Leopold and Wolfgang
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:57:30 -0400

Angelia,
The job you've got is what NOT to read! Mozart may be the most
written-about composer in history. A good place to start is the
Groves Dictionary of Music (should be called 'Encyclopedia' because
that's really what it is). The Mozart article is almost as long as a
book and the bibliographies and works lists are second to none.
As for Leopold, he did what any stage parent (stage pop?) today
would do. Back then, children were viewed much differently than
today. It was not unusual for 7-8 year olds to be seriously working
in their parents' shops/business ventures/households. Children were
not the innocent, blithe spirits they are today. They were seen as
small adults (albeit with shorter attention spans). Leopold was
obviously a domineering personality but he was NOT abusive and
arguably did Mozart the greatest favor imaginable by exposing his
prodigy to the world. Mozart got a better musical and cultural
education than he ever could have back in Salzburg. And he made many
musical/professional connections that Mozart was able to use in later
life.

Fred Jacobowitz

Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo

You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
~Doug Floyd

On Mar 22, 2008, at 6:19 AM, Angelia Fagg wrote:

>
>
> I've been doing some research on Mozart, and I've run across
> something that puzzles me. Several of the articles/ web sites that
> I've read say that Leopold was a domineering, cold, ambitious
> impressario who didn't even love his children and used them to
> satisfy his own lust for fame. Several others say he was actually
> very loving and caring and really believed Wolfgang and Nannerl
> enjoyed traveling and performing as much as he did, and that he
> knew what was best for them. It seems to me that the truth must be
> somewhere in between the two, but I'm curious what others on the
> list think about it.
>
> Also, does anyone know of a web site or book that lists the
> instrumentation for all of Mozart's works? Actually, what I need
> is a list of all the works that include clarinet. I've been
> listening to the symphonies and serenades, and I've gotten
> interested in the way he used clarinet in different works and at
> different periods of his life. Essentially, I've assigned myself a
> huge research project, and now I need to find a starting point!!!!
>
> Thanks,
> Angelia
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