This extensively annotated edition contains early journalistic texts from specialist periodicals (music, theater, literature) and fashionable "journals" which deal with Mozart or his works as the central theme. With consistent editorial principles, linking commentaries, and extensive indices, the first volume in this series makes the public image of Mozart from the last years of his life to 1800 accessible to scholars. The publication is aimed at specialists (in music, theatre and literature studies), as well as at practising musicians and Mozart enthusiasts. The complete project will extend to 1828.