NHK Royal Academy of Music Lectures

Mozart: Music of High Society (1x2)

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In the 2nd lecture, we will look at the way in which Wolfgang Mozart gives up his job working for a single employer and goes freelance. He had to juggle all sorts of different types of musical jobs; composing, performing, teaching, publishing and above all, he had to maintain his popularity in order to just earn a living. How these social circumstances shaped his music?