{"product_id":"biographies-of-musicians-life-of-mozart-by-louis-nohl-john-j-lalor-acceptable-1897-hc-236-pgs-a-c-mcclurg-co","title":"Biographies of Musicians: Life of Mozart by Louis Nohl; John J. Lalor (Acceptable, 1897, HC, 236 pgs, A.C. McClurg \u0026 Co.)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover has some wear; pages are unmarked; pages are lightly age-toned; writing on inside front cover; spine is loose; pages have some light staining.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in the city of Salzburg, on the 27th of January, 1756. His father, Leopold, was descended from a family of the middle class of the then free imperial city of Augsburg, and had come to Salzburg, the domicile of a prince-bishop and the seat of an excellent university, to study law.\u003c\/strong\u003e But as he had to support himself by teaching music, even while pursuing his legal studies, he was soon compelled to enter entirely into the service of others. He became \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003evalet de chambre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to a canon of the Roman church, Count Thurm; afterwards court-musician and then \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ecapellmeister\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto the archbishop. He had married in 1747 a young girl, educated in a neighboring convent. Himself and wife were considered the handsomest couple in Salzburg in their day. Of seven children born to them, they lost all but two, Maria Anna, known by the pet-name of Nannerl, and our Wolfgang, most frequently called Wolferl. Anna was about five years older than Wolfgang, and both gave evidence, from the time they were little children, of an extraordinary talent for music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Faith Books23","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49671020216547,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3303\/7027\/files\/zzWatermark_88c447a5-a522-446a-a45c-2b05a2582d08.png?v=1788542729","url":"https:\/\/faithbooks23.com\/products\/biographies-of-musicians-life-of-mozart-by-louis-nohl-john-j-lalor-acceptable-1897-hc-236-pgs-a-c-mcclurg-co","provider":"Faith Books23","version":"1.0","type":"link"}