by admin | Oct 21, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
A Misleading Legacy The Questionable Attribution of Mozart’s Offertorium K.34 The Offertorium K.34, Scande Coeli limina, has long been attributed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but the evidence supporting this claim is far from reliable. Lacking an autograph manuscript...
by admin | Oct 20, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
An Unfinished Story The Mysterious Case of Mozart’s Duets It’s not uncommon for composers of string quartets to leave a legacy of duets as well, as we see in the works of Giovanni Battista Viotti. Yet, when it comes to Mozart, his four duets seem almost...
by admin | Oct 19, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
A Questionable Canon The Misattribution of Mozart’s K.2 89a (K.6 73i) K.2 89a (K.6 73i) is no grand work of genius, but rather a simple canon exercise for four sopranos. Its problems range from missing voices and unresolved harmonies to a lack of text, suggesting it’s...
by admin | Oct 18, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
The Borrowed Simplicity Mozart’s Canons K.555, K.557, and K.562 The three canons K.555, K.557, and K.562, often dismissed for their apparent simplicity, actually offer a fascinating insight into Mozart’s creative process and his reliance on earlier models,...
by admin | Oct 15, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Mozart’s Quartet of Lodi An Exploration of the Origins and Questionable Legacy of Mozart’s First String Quartet Mozart’s journey through Italy left us with the famous Quartet of Lodi, a work often considered a testament to his early mastery. Yet, a closer look reveals...
by admin | Oct 13, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Mozart’s Violin Pieces Substitutes for Failed Movements? Three violin compositions by Mozart—K.261 Adagio in E major, K.269 Rondo in B-flat major, and K.373 Rondo in C major—were designed to replace movements deemed unsuccessful in his violin concertos K.207 and...
