Model
Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
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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