The Influence of Freemasonry on Some of the Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

There is considerable evidence to indicate that the Fraternity of Freemasonry exerted creative impulses to some of the music of Wolfgang Mozart, subsequent to 1784. This study shows that Mozart, by virtue of his membership in the Order, was sufficiently impressed with benevolences and spiritual teachings of Freemasonry to symbolically reflect the ritual of the Order in an artistic manner. To support this contention a review of Freemasonry in the Eighteenth Century, an analysis of Mozart's association with Masonry, an inquiry into the relation of Freemasonry and the existing religious order, and an overview of Mozart's Masonic compositions are presented.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Education (MEd)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year

1969

Author dc:creator

• Mitchell, Lloyd Earl

Contributors dc:contributor

• Wayne S. Hertz
• Joseph S. Haruda
• Maurice L. Pettit

• Education
• Mozart
• Wolfgang Amadeus
• 1756-1791
• Masonic music
• Liberal Studies
• Music Education

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1257

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-2276