W. A. Mozart's London Sketchbook

Download or read book W. A. Mozart's London Sketchbook written by Guido Boger and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manuscript now known as The London Sketchbook was written by Wolfgang Amadé Mozart at the age of eight during his family’s sojourn to Great Britain in 1764-1765. Whether as complete pieces or preliminary sketches of his musical ideas, their harmonic structure and form reflect the immense richness of creativity that Mozart possessed even as a young boy. Written in standard notation with ample fingering suggestions, this edition of 27 transcriptions for classical guitar provides representative and enjoyable insights to W. A. Mozart’s early compositional technique and style.