Note
Includes bibliography.
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Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2016
EDTF Date Created
2016
Description
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.
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.
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Type
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Extent
122 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
FA00004596
Additional Information
Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2016
Date Created Backup
2016
Date Text
2016
Date Created (EDTF)
2016
Date Issued (EDTF)
2016
Extension
FAU
IID
FA00004596
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of Music
Person Preferred Name
Garafallo, Daemon
author
Graduate College
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application/pdf
122 p.
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Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte: A Kingdom of Notes and Numbers
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Origin Information
2016
2016
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte: A Kingdom of Notes and Numbers
Other Title Info
Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte: A Kingdom of Notes and Numbers