José Vianna da Motta. Was die Tagebücher (1883-1893) über den Menschen und den Künstler verraten ­ O que os Diários (1883-1893) de José Vianna da Motta revelam sobre o Homem e o Artista

Authors

  • Christine Wassermann Beirão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57885/rpmns.114

Abstract

At the age of 14, José Vianna da Motta went to Berlin to study with Xaver Scharwenka. One year later, in September 1883, he began to keep a diary, which he maintained for ten years. Generally, the observations recorded are short and very seldom include any mention of the sentiments of the author. Events are described objectively, without being commented upon. Vianna da Motta used the diary as a justification of how he had spent every hour of the day. His diary reflects the struggle between his Wish and his Duty, and in this struggle Duty always had the upper hand.

Author Biography

Christine Wassermann Beirão

CHRISTINE WASSERMANN BEIRÃO after completing her Doctorate, she worked on a project with the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft on Olivier Messiaen. She directs a seminar on Musicology at the Berlin University of Arts and is Director of the music section of the Guardini Foundation in Berlin. In Berlin she has also given a talk on Vianna da Motta and contributed an article for the catalogue of the exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of his death. In 2003 she published the correspondence between Vianna da Motta and Ferruccio Busoni.

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Published

2014-12-20

How to Cite

Beirão, C. W. (2014). José Vianna da Motta. Was die Tagebücher (1883-1893) über den Menschen und den Künstler verraten ­ O que os Diários (1883-1893) de José Vianna da Motta revelam sobre o Homem e o Artista. Portuguese Journal of Musicology, 12, 161–176. https://doi.org/10.57885/rpmns.114

Issue

Vol. 12 (2002)

Section

Articles (peer-reviewed)