The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia (Broché)

Mozart's enduring popularity, among music lovers as a composer and among music historians as a subject for continued study, lies at the heart of The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia. This reference book functions both as a starting point for information on specific works, people, places and concepts as well as a summation of current thinking about Mozart. The extended articles on genres reflect the latest in scholarship and new ways of thinking about the works while the articles on people and places provide a historical framework, as well as interpretation.

Includes over 500 entries by recognized scholars, covering all aspects of Mozart and his world, and a detailed worklist which is the most up-to-date account of Mozart's compositions. Presents up-to-date scholarship in a user-friendly fashion, traversing the entire spectrum of research on the composer. Many of the topics covered have never been written about before in English-language Mozart publications or in such detail, and represent today's greater interest in previously unexplored aspects of Mozart's life, context and reception.

This volume dedicated to one of the most extraordinary artists of all time, will have a broad appeal to music lovers, students and scholars alike.