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It is 1791 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is enlightenment Vienna’s brightest star. Master of the city’s music halls and devoted member of the Austrian Freemason’s guild, he stands at the heart of an electric mix of art and music, philosophy and science, politics and intrigue. Six weeks ago, the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: historical composer
- Maria Anna Mozart, Nannerl: sister of Wolfgang
- Baron Gottfried Van Swieten: head of the Imperial Library and chief of government sponsorship
- Prince Karl Lichnowsky: a patron of Wolfgang
- Anton Stadler: musician and friend of Wolfgang
- Karl Gieseke: an actor
- Magdalena Hofdemel: Wolfgang's piano pupil
- Emanuel Schikaneder: theatrical impresario, actor
- Constanze Mozart: Wolfgang's wife
- Baron Konstant von Jacobi: Prussian ambassador to Austria
- Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart: Wolfgang's youngest son
- Strafinger: Add a description of this character.
- Johann Berchtold: Nannerl's husband
- Hoffmann
- Leopold II: Emperor of Austria
- Maria Theresia von Paradies: blind piano virtuoso
- Count Johann Pergen: Minister of Police
- Dr. Matthias Sallaba: a doctor who had tested Wolfgang's body after death (autopsy of sorts)
- Lenerl: Nannerl's servant
First Sentence edit
When she sang, it was hard to imagine death was so near.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Matt Beynon Rees (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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