A young man wrote to Mozart and said:
Q: "Herr Mozart, I am thinking of writing symphonies. Can you give me
any suggestions as to how to get started."
A: "A symphony is a very complex musical form, perhaps you should
begin with some simple lieder and work your way up to a
symphony."
Q: "But Herr Mozart, you were writing symphonies when you were 8
years old."
A: "But I never asked anybody how."
Q: "Herr Mozart, I am thinking of writing symphonies. Can you give me
any suggestions as to how to get started."
A: "A symphony is a very complex musical form, perhaps you should
begin with some simple lieder and work your way up to a
symphony."
Q: "But Herr Mozart, you were writing symphonies when you were 8
years old."
A: "But I never asked anybody how."
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