1991 is the year of the bicentenary of Mozart's death. This book looks at the life and times of the composer whose work has been analysed by experts and whose life has often been presented in both book and film. This book is a tribute to the composer's work and includes a discussion of the nature of Mozart's music, an attempt to understand Mozart, a Stendhalian effort at turning Symphony Number 40 into fiction, an opera libretto, and fragments of a film script. From the author of Earthly Powers, The Kingdom of the Wicked and The Devil's Mode.