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The Secret Wish of Nannerl Mozart


No. of pages 208

Published: 1905

Great for age 7-10 years

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Nannerl Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's sister, was also a musical genius. This is the story that could have been... Nannerl Mozart's twelfth birthday wish is to become a famous composer. She's already considered a brilliant musician, touring Europe with her little brother Wolfgang and playing the clavier for queens and kings in the great courts. But Papa doesn't take her seriously as a composer and won't even teach her to play the violin or the organ. Mama usually has a list of household chores for her, and Wolfi always manages to steal everybody's attention.

 

 

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 1905 by Sumach Press .

Barbara Kathleen Nickel is an award-winning poet who also writes for young adults. She received an M. F. A. in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, where she also taught.

This book has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1 The Birthday Party
  • Chapter 2 A Notebook for Nannerl
  • Chapter 3 The Secret Symphony
  • Chapter 4 Goodbye!
  • Chapter 5 An Organ and a Broken Wheel
  • Chapter 6 The Nymphenburg
  • Chapter 7 Sopherl
  • Chapter 8 The Mannheim Orchestra
  • Chapter 9 Wolfi's Fever Tune
  • Chapter 10 The Kerpen Family Orchestra
  • Chapter 11 Waiting
  • Chapter 12 An Unexpected Guest
  • Chapter 13 A Violin Lesson
  • Chapter 14 Versailles
  • Chapter 15 The Christmas Day Concert
  • Author's Note
  • Chronology
  • Glossary
  • List of Sources

     

    This book features the following characters:

    Maria Anna Mozart
    This book features Maria Anna Mozart.

    Mozart
    This book features Mozart.

    Nannerl Mozart
    This book features the character Nannerl Mozart.

    With a combination of historical fact and imaginative speculation, this fascinating novel explores Nannerl's painful dilemma as she watches all the accolades go to her younger brother 'Wolfi' but refuses to abandon her dream of composing her own symphony."" Chatelaine

     

     

    ""Get transported to the 18th century and the courts of the crowned heads of Europe ... Nickel's fictional story, which uses many historical details, is a fascinating look at a talented young woman ..."" - OWL Canadian Family