Paul Nettl
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This comprehensive A-to-Z reference is comprised of detailed and authoritative entries on every aspect of the great composer's life.
Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most famous and revered composers in classical music. His instantly recognizable concertos and symphonies continue to be among the most performed by symphonies across the globe. In this definitive reference volume, eminent musicologist Paul Nettl provides students and researchers...
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A noted musicologist looks at the eighteenth-century composer's connection to Freemasonry and its profound influence on his music.
Speculative masonry was a pervasive intellectual force in eighteenth-century European society. Like many of his colleagues, as well as his father before him, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart joined a Masonic lodge in 1784. The philosophy and symbolism of the Masons would be a major source of inspiration for his compositions from...
