Speculative Masonry was pervasive in eighteenth century society, when Mozart (a Freemason) composed The Magic Flute.

Mozart and Masonry

Arts & Photography

NETTL, Paul.

Music

Philosophical Library

Covers every important date, event and aspect of the great composer's life, whether referring to his music, his patrons, his personal life, or the forces which inspired his genius

The Beethoven Encyclopedia

Replica Books

Beethoven Encyclopedia

Reference

The Book of Musical Documents

Philosophical Library, Inc.

Covers every important date, event and aspect of the great composer's life, whether referring to his music, his patrons, his personal life, or the forces which inspired his genius

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Citadel Pr

Nettl shares his expertise of Gluck, Mozart, and Beethoven dance music, plus the dance tunes by forgotten Austrian and Czech musicians of the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Story of Dance Music

Greenwood Pub Group

Forgotten musicians

Greenwood Press

The eighteenth century is considered the pinnacle of Masonic development. In England and France Freemasonry already had a social character along with its moral and ethical sides, and during the Age of Reason many of the ablest men in Europe joined its ranks. Its converts were largely aristocrats and, to a lesser extent, philosophers and poets. But most important for the intellectual history of Masonry was Mozart, because the Magic Flute, one of the greatest art works of all time, was the direct result of Mozart's Masonic associations.In Mozart and Masonry, Paul Nettl, an internationally recognized musical authority, analyzes Mozart's Masonic career and his Masonic compositions with special emphasis on the "Magic Flute." Professor Nettl uses as his background material the general history of Freemasonry. The book deals as well with the Masonic connections of other great composers such as Beethoven, Wagner and Sibelius. Under this novel interpretation Masonry assumes a new and most illuminating role in music history. Nettl ﬁnds even a Masonic style in the music of the eighteenth century, a style which embodies the ideas of liberalism and humanity found at the core of Freemasonry. Masonic song-books, cantatas and operas are also brought to light and analyzed.This history of music within the masonic ritual, music supplied by Mozart also tells of how Mozart was received among other masons. Information on the Magic Flute and attempted sequels thereafter. Mozart from another side.

Hippocrene Books

Speculative Masonry was pervasive in eighteenth century society, when Mozart (a Freemason) composed The Magic Flute.

Mozart And Masonry

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Mozart and Masonry

The Beethoven Encyclopedia

Beethoven Encyclopedia

The Book of Musical Documents

The Beethoven Encyclopedia

Beethoven Encyclopedia

The Story of Dance Music

Forgotten musicians

Mozart and Masonry

Mozart And Masonry