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The first page of Mozart's manuscript. The Maurerische Trauermusik (Masonic Funeral Music) in C minor, K. 477 (K. 479a), is an orchestral work composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1785 [1] in his capacity as a member of the Freemasons. The autograph manuscript of the work is preserved in the Berlin State Library.
Notwithstanding these manifestations of Freemasonry in Mozart's music and activities, some scholars question Mozart's personal commitment to Masonic ideology. Peter Paul Fuchs notes that Mozart was a devout Catholic, a religion that threatened Freemasons with excommunication. [12] "Mozart was pulled in various directions stylistically and ...
The first page of Mozart's manuscript for his Maurerische Trauermusik (Masonic Funeral Music) KV 479 (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin). Masonic music has been defined as "music used in connection with the ritual and social functions of freemasonry."
The Masonic Funeral Music (Maurerische Trauermusik), K. 477/479a (1785), for orchestra, which was composed for an actual Masonic funeral; Two songs for tenor, male chorus and organ used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the lodge in Austria "Zur Neugekrönten Hoffnung": "Zerfließet Heut, Geliebter Brüder", K. 483 (1786)
Mozart joined the Freemasons in 1784, and remained an active member until his death. His choice to enter the lodge "Zur Wohltätigkeit" was influenced by his friendship with the lodge's master, Baron Otto Heinrich von Gemmingen-Hornberg, and his attraction to the lodge's "shared devotion to Catholic tradition."
That is, "The Essential MFM" was composed in July in the form of Meistermusik, later tailored for the November funeral version, as the Masonic Funeral Music, K.477 . To compose the Masonic Funeral Music, Mozart used Meistermusik as a foundation, and got the job done fairly rapidly - probably for free.
– Beethoven’s Funeral Marches No 2 and 3 These two pieces pieces are far more mournful and placid. Funeral March No 3 was played by the band of the Grenadier Guards at Philip’s ceremonial ...
Christoph Wolff, in a 2012 book entitled Mozart at the Gateway to his Fortune, disputes the view that Mozart's last years represented a steady slide to despair and the grave; he also disagrees with interpretations of the music as reflecting late-life despair (for example) "the hauntingly beautiful autumnal world of [Mozart's] music written in ...