Object 9: A Masonic periodical published in Vienna in the 1780s

Update: 2011-01-10

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In this episode Cliff Eisen explores Mozart's Masonic links in Vienna, and the relationship between the Masons and Emperor Joseph II. The object, a Masonic Journal from the 1780s, gives clues about some of the pieces with Masonic symbols that Mozart wrote, like the Magic Flute, and works he composed for Masonic Lodges.

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Object 9: A Masonic periodical published in Vienna in the 1780s

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Object 6: A telescope and a musical clock

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Object 2: Portraits of Mozart

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Object 1: Mozart’s Watch

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Object 9: A Masonic periodical published in Vienna in the 1780s

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Object 9: A Masonic periodical published in Vienna in the 1780s

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Object 9: A Masonic periodical published in Vienna in the 1780s