Mozart: The First Biography

by Franz Niemetschek and Cliff Eisen

Book Overview

Franz Xaver Niemetschek was born in 1766 in what is now the Czech Republic and came from a musical family, which gave him a deep appreciation and admiration for Mozart's genius. In 1798 he published his biography on Mozart, with a touching dedication to Haydn, the only one written by an eyewitness, and authorized by Mozart's widow Constanze. It is one of the earliest specimens of musical biography which, compared with other branches of biography,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845452313
• ISBN13: 9781845452315
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"