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Title of Book: Mozart's Sister By Nancy Moser
Finally finding myself with Mama's full attention, I asked the question again. "What is my destiny, Mama?" To perform with your brother, becoming the greatest due in all musical hist..."
Mama stroked my cheek. Her face lost its adamant edge and eased into a wistful smile. "You, my dear daughter, are destined to be a wife and mother. You will have many children and teach all of them to make music just as we have taught."
I took a step back, shaking my head.
"You are upset?" Mama asked.
"I want to be a great musician like Wolfie. I want to compose and perform all over the world—with him."
"Even your brother will eventually need to find a paid position in a court. But paid musical positions are not available for women. Now, if you were a great singer, you might be able to sing in an opera."
I felt the air go out of me.
"But it's not fair. Just because he's a boy and I'm a girl."
Excerpt from Mozart's Sister Life was never fair for Nannerl Mozart. Possessing as much musical talent as her little brother Wolfgang, she was forced to sit idly in the shadows and endure the applause lavished upon him by the crown heads of every European nation. Dragged on tour around the globe, her talent and self-worth were stifled then altogether forgotten. Ever the dutiful child and woman, Nannerl sacrificially gives way to Wolfie's fame and glory. Even in love, she is thwarted, as plain, simple Nannerl is overlooked time and again. Yet she waits. Always waiting. Waiting for her shining moment, for her opportunity to make a name for herself. In the end, it is the noblest of callings for which she should be remembered—that of wife and mother. Author Nancy Moser has taken a forgotten name in history and brought it to life, finally doing justice to this unpretentious yet gifted woman's life. A compelling narrative, Mozart's Sister sympathetically relays the account of a girl's inward struggle between society's regulations and the extraordinary endowments God has given her which she yearns to share with the entire world. Every fan of classical music will find this book enlightening, a wonderful collection to their library. Mozart's Sister is a heart-warming story of triumph through broken dreams, which will captivate the heart of even the most musically illiterate. This one is a treasure. |
