Mozart Finds A Melody

Stephen Constanza is an illustrator who took piano lessons and went on to study music composition.
A big fan of W. A. Mozart, he wrote (and of course, ilustrated,) this book, which is based on a true story.

Looking for a theme around which to write a piano concerto, he gets inspiration from his pet starling.
Then disaster strikes. . . .

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If you are interested in reading the story, do that before you proceed!

And then you can scroll down. . . .

Mozart was a pet lover, to be sure. He had many.
But in reality, he did not get his melody from his pet starling.
Instead, he composed the work and then taught it to the bird!

He made this "notation" in his expense book: