Klarinet Archive - Posting 000153.txt from 2008/03

From: Martin Baxter <martinbaxter@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Leopold and Wolfgang
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:20:32 -0400

Hi Angelia
You have a fascinating project there.
I've always thought that Mozart's relationship with his father was
about what you fxpect when you remember that Father was himself a
musician with a high reputation in his field who was capable of
recognizing that his son was likely not to command such a reputation
in his own day in spite of being a better musician. I think that,
rather than exploiting Wolfgang, Leopoid was trying to prepare him
for what he saw as the realities of making a living as a musician. I
think Wolfgang's own letters seem to support my hypothesis, bot I
hope that when your project is finished you will share the results
with us.
Martin
PS Doesn't the publisher's catalogue of the complete edition
(Breitkopf I think) give the information on instrumentation?

On 22 Mar 2008, at 10:19, 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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