The Magic Flute, Masonic Opera
Author: Jacques Chailley
Publisher: Orion
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 384
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jacques Chailley
Publisher: Orion
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 384
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jacques Chailley
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Published: 1982-04-21
Total Pages: 392
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jacques Chailley
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Published: 1992-01-01
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780892813582
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Chailley, a professor of music history at the Sorbonne, reveals the coherence of the opera and the hidden significance of its characters and situations. The author relates each of these elements to the esoteric tradition from which they emanate and to Mozart's own involvement with the Masonic brotherhood.
Author: Jacques Henry
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Published: 2006-08-28
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781594771286
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An exploration of Mozart’s strong ties to Freemasonry and how its principles profoundly shaped his musical work • Reveals how Mozart structured his music on Masonic ritual and ceremony to provide a musical lexicon of Masonic symbols • Shows that Freemasonry plays the same role in Mozart’s work as Lutheran Christianity plays in that of Bach Thanks to recently discovered documents, we now have a fuller picture of the esoteric influences on the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 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. 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. Mozart constructed his Masonic compositions by creating auditory correspondences to the symbols present in the rituals, choosing keys and tempos that transpose their content into harmony. His understanding of the use of symbol allowed him to create music that would lead the listener into a harmony that transcended earthly existence. A number of musicologists believe that the place of the Masonic spiritual vision in Mozart’s work is comparable to that held by Lutheran Christianity in the work of Johann Sebastian Bach. Mozart wed his deep understanding of music to the esoteric wisdom he gained as a Freemason. He shows that when we lose ourselves in the expression of pure harmony, it is the same as the symbol being lost in what it symbolizes. Jacques Henry provides a rigorous and original analysis of Mozart’s works that reveals their inner meaning as shaped by the composer’s profound embrace of the spiritual principles of Freemasonry.
Author: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Publisher: Opera Journeys Publishing
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 0977145506
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A comprehensive guide to Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto with German/English translation side-by side, and over 30 music highlight examples.
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Publisher: Opera Journeys Publishing
Published: 2000-04
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 1930841132
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Tjeu van den Berk
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2022-06-13
Total Pages: 744
ISBN-13: 9004496548
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume demonstrates for the first time that Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte is an enactment of the alchemical opus magnum, in the form of a chemical wedding. Towards the end of the 18th century, alchemy was still a prominent mystical current within the Order of Freemasons of which Mozart and his librettists were members. The central part focuses on the opera's alchemical structure, whereas the historical and mythological backgrounds are also dealt with extensively. The book comes with 3 CD's offering a rendition of the integral opera, in contrast to the common practice of leaving out major parts of the libretto. The Magic Flute is a fascinating journey of discovery, an initiation into Initiation. With complete original libretto and over 100 pictures.