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Nov 3, 2009
Myths surrounding the Requiem

 

rquiem gold can be bought by my website. The Requiem has a complex history, riddled with deception and manipulation of public opinion. The work was commissioned by Count Walberg in July 1791 who wanted to pass off the work as his own, so the circumstances of the commission were kept secret. Upon Mozart death, Constance had the work completed by other composers, but to receive final payment, their assistance had to remain a secret. At the same time, Constance wanted to present the work as having been written by Mozart to completion, so as to receive revenue from the work. When it became known that others besides Mozart had a hand in writing the Requiem, Constance insisted that Mozart left explicit instructions for the work completion. With all of these levels of deceptions and secrets, it is inevitable that many myths would emerge with respect to the circumstances of the work completion. One series of myths surrounding the Requiem involves the role Antonio Saltier played in the commissioning and completion of the Requiem and in Mozart death generally. While the most recent retelling of this myth is Peter Shaffer play Amadeus and the movie made from it, it is important to note that the source of misinformation was actually a 19th century play by Alexander Pushkin, Mozart and Saltier, which was turned into an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov and subsequently used as the framework for Amadeus.

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