Mozart Family Four Lives in a Social Context by Ruth Halliwell 1998 HB DJ 1st ed - $60 - (Altona, IL)

732-page hardcover with index, appendices, and glossary. The Mozart Family:Four Lives in a Social Context by Ruth Halliwell. Black-and-white illustrations and photos. Copyright 1998. Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1998. Assumed first edition. Synopsis from front end flap: "The family into which Mozart was born...has never received a rigorous contextual study which does justice to the complexity of its relationships or its interactions...in Mozart's native city, Salzburg...At the heart of the work is a detailed examination of the letters, supplemented by little-known archival material...Ruth Halliwell challenges most previous views of the characters in Mozart's family (especially of his father, Leopold), and of the relationships within it. She also introduces a wealth of characters from the Mozarts' circle in Salzburg, from chambermaids to princes, and demonstrates the relevance of the gossip the Mozarts circulated about them to the larger outlook of the members of the family...Halliwell traces the roles of Nannerl and Mozart's wife Constanze in using, controlling, and handing on the biographical source material after Mozart's death." Black hardcover with gold trim. Measures 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches. You won't often find this book available at this price, and it's a must-have for music lovers and those who collect biographies. Check out my other nonfiction listings. I combine shipping! Buyer pays shipping. Buyer must pay within three business days unless other arrangements are made with the seller. Money will be refunded if you are not satisfied with your purchase. I accept payment by PayPal. Will combine shipping if buyer makes multiple purchases from my listings.

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