Mozart the Freemason: The Masonic Influence on His Musical Genius Henry JacquesPaperback
Mozart the Freemason: The Masonic Influence on His Musical Genius Henry JacquesPaperback An exploration of Mozart's strong ties to Freemasonry and how its principles profoundly shaped his musical…
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Mozart the Freemason: The Masonic Influence on His Musical Genius Henry JacquesPaperback
An exploration of Mozart's strong ties to Freemasonry and how its principles profoundly shaped his musical workReveals how Mozart structured his music on Masonic ritual and ceremony to provide a musical lexicon of Masonic symbolsShows that Freemasonry plays the same role in Mozart's work as Lutheran Christianity plays in that of BachThanks to recently discovered documents, we now have a fuller picture of the esoteric influences on the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His works actually provide a complete musical lexicon of Masonic symbols inspired by the principles of the craft and the spirit of the Masonic quest. Musicologist Jacques Henry shows that the Masonic influence on Mozart goes beyond those pieces, such as The Magic Flute, that fulfilled a ritual purpose for the composer.
Mozart constructed his Masonic compositions by creating auditory