Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed Die Zauberflöte in the last year of his life.
It was intended in part to glorify Freemasonry as a new Emperor, more hostile to the
Masons, took his office. After a brief survey of his life and works, this paper shows how
Mozart used number symbolism in the opera, and will equip the reader with an
understanding of this as practiced by the Freemasons. Further, it will show how Mozart
associated the characters of the opera with specific musical tones. It will expose a deeper
understanding of the question of meaning in word and text in his opera. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_33454 |
| Contributors | Garafallo, Daemon (author), Keaton, Kenneth (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Music |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 122 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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