txtCommentary1=We should not try to turn Mozart into some type of modern-day democrat. Although {\uldb operas}{\v 133191} like {\i The Marriage of Figaro} have led some to view Mozart as an agitator for political democracy, his life\'97and his music\'97embody a conflict. Mozart never advocated the overthrow of the monarchies under which he lived (and the {\uldb first violinist}{\v 126742} remains queen of the realm in {\uldb K.}{\v 137211} 465), but he was deeply
txtChapterHead=Democratic Impulses
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txtCommentary2=\par\par offended by the place he was assigned within them. To hear the constant breaking out of accustomed roles by the {\uldb accompanimental}{\v 16698} {\uldb instruments}{\v 84565} (is it an accident that Mozart\'92s preferred {\uldb instrument}{\v 84565} in {\uldb quartets}{\v 154839} was the {\uldb viola}{\v 105422}?) is simply to acknowledge Mozart\'92s democratic impulses.{\fs24\uldb \'80}{\v next}
