tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post8275862042199225135..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: The Mozart family's music - Leopold, Maria Anna and Wolfgang AmadeusHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25578949658175834802017-11-14T11:04:20.600+11:002017-11-14T11:04:20.600+11:00Architect
I read through the list of 110 cast mem...Architect<br /><br />I read through the list of 110 cast members in the film Amadeus (1985), but there was no mention of Nannerl whatsoever! This gross omission has been repaired in a more recent film called Mozart's Sister (2010).<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-48213635681414296032017-11-14T01:39:34.480+11:002017-11-14T01:39:34.480+11:00Amazing, I had no clue there was a sister! History...Amazing, I had no clue there was a sister! History is an incredible thing full of holes. Thank you for sharing this. Interesting that no mention of her was in the award winning movie Amadeus either.....sibling rivalry would make a great film.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-39532901686690339032017-11-12T09:51:34.154+11:002017-11-12T09:51:34.154+11:00bazza
good choice! Artemisia Gentileschi was my f...bazza<br /><br />good choice! Artemisia Gentileschi was my favourite woman in ALL the arts and Caravaggio my favourite male (although those honours change from decade to decade). But Artemisia's father Orazio never meant to hurt his talented daughter. Orazio even hired the best artist (Agostino Tassi) in Rome to privately tutor the teenage girl! Yet when Tassi raped her, Orazio forced his daughter to marry her rapist or any other man, given that she was no longer a virgin. <br /><br />It was only when Orazio became court painter for King Charles I that Artemisia was invited by Charles to move to London as well. Thankfully she received lots of commissions.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49511805154184155572017-11-12T09:32:25.098+11:002017-11-12T09:32:25.098+11:00Parnassus
That is true, and not just until the 20...Parnassus<br /><br />That is true, and not just until the 20th century. But I suspect Nannerl's father, Leopold, was _particularly_ dodgy in his control over his own surviving daughter. He taught her music very well, took her on every trip across Europe and advertised her musical skills with pride. <br /><br />Yet Leopold isolated his own wife in a separate home and barely saw her. And when Nannerl turned 18, she was barred from travelling or composing, and was sent to live in isolation with her mother. Wolfgang coped by rebelling against his father; Nannerl always caved in to her father's control.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-56423070456599371812017-11-12T09:21:54.192+11:002017-11-12T09:21:54.192+11:00Joseph
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805–1847) was F...Joseph<br /><br />Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805–1847) was Felix Mendelssohn's sister played the piano with great skill and was well known for her composing. I first came across Fanny Hensel when studying her aunt Fanny von Arnstein's famous cultural salon. But the fame didn't last; presumably all her compositions were later published in Felix's name.<br /><br />I feel another blog post coming on :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33360559352708920162017-11-12T08:40:00.931+11:002017-11-12T08:40:00.931+11:00It seems to me that many a female artiste be it pa...It seems to me that many a female artiste be it painter or musician, <i>even when generally recognised</i>, does not seem to have the kind of profile that they deserve. Artemisia Gentileschi would be a case in point!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s diverging from the standard Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-4270652807275644172017-11-11T15:35:16.223+11:002017-11-11T15:35:16.223+11:00Hello Hels, It's scary to think that a talent ...Hello Hels, It's scary to think that a talent equal to Mozart's might have been wasted and lost. I just finished reading a late 18th century novel by Susanna Rowson. Poorly written, it was a best-seller in its day. However, Rowson was an actress earning her own money, and there was no one to tell her that it was improper for women to publish. With the notable exception of Fanny Burney, most of the truly talented bluestockings of the day are now represented only by letters and snippets.<br /><br />Up to the 20th century, many careers were cut off because a talented performer married and her husband did not want her to act or sing professionally any more, despite that her talent was what attracted him in the first place. Even men were not exempt from this system. Rich and aristocratic men aimed for the "gentlemen's C"; any display of talent or intellect was strongly discouraged.<br /><br />What a bizarre societal value, to strive for mediocrity!<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-39848059432351802172017-11-11T15:30:32.850+11:002017-11-11T15:30:32.850+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32109239867354122122017-11-11T10:25:16.494+11:002017-11-11T10:25:16.494+11:00Fanny who?Fanny who?Josephnoreply@blogger.com