Mozart, Leopold
(1719–1787)
LEOPOLD MOZARTMOZART, LEOPOLDLEOPOLD MOZART [* 1719-† 1787] First QUANTZ, then C. P. E. BACH, and finally Leopold Mozart issued a major work devoted to a specific instrument during the 1750s. As are the flute and keyboard manuals, so also is Mozart's Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule (1756) an informative guide for all who aspire towards stylistic performances of music from the eighteenth century. In fact, a comparison of the three works reveals numerous differences of opinion concering…