Mozart's starling / Lyanda Lynn Haupt.
Mozart's starling / Lyanda Lynn Haupt.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2017]
Call Numbers
G 2017/5383
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prelude: A plague of inspiration -- The starling of Seattle -- Mozart and the musical thief -- Uninvited guest, unexpected wonder -- What the starling said -- The starling of Vienna -- How the starling knew -- Chomsky's starling -- Interlude: The heart of time for birds and Mozart -- Birds of a feat...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Explores the unlikely bond between the famous Austrian composer and his pet starling, providing an unexpected window into human-animal friendships, music, and the nature of creative inspiration.
"On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet. For three years, the starling lived with Mozart, influencin...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Mozart's starling / Lyanda Lynn Haupt.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"May 2017"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276).
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2017/5383
Record Identifier
74VKVgyV3oQd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgyV3oQd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0316370894
9780316370899
DDC
780.92 B
MMS ID
991024148699402626
