Composing Under Difficulties.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 211, 16 July 1887, Page 3 (Supplement)

Composing Under Difficulties.

In October, 1787, after his return (o Vicuna, Mozart produced his greatest opera, " Oon Giovanni." As ate as the night before the performance the overture had not been copied. Mozart wrote on until late into the night, and his wife could only keep him awake by telling him the old fair,\ t:»le->, such as he loved -s\hen a child : at liiue^ In would break f i om laughter to (v.v-l until, growing more and more flwi}, Ik dll asleep." At. M^en the ne\l morning he aro^e and iinished the score. thv v ink in some part- being- scaiccly di\ Miien tlio copies wore placed on the mu^u '.ui-.' de-^k-. The musicians had to play the hmhiuio .u sight, but ir-i beauties aroused the i;ie'lecnthusitiMn both in tlie pl.nri^ i^ul the audience, ilwart sujuuntc ided .ill the rchoai>al-, uul inspired the m^oi- am'Hi his own idei.^ and leelings. 11, i ni;'hi the hero to dance a minuet. .'Mul v Ivn nt"^ of the singer- failed to oonqm >• !'i> s^iv. JMo/art alte-ed it on the spot. At la^ t the Emperor bestowed a Coun jio-rirn om JSIo/ait, bui tl\e salary wa^-o nu-'^.e — U wa- Je^ th m ."H)Odol. * tliat v.m-x- oi lit *1^ help to him, while hi* dut\, to (>uppo-e dance mu^ie for the (a)ih(, \\:\ iHiiudi« i( Mi'_. Well could he leply when a^-kid hi> i.n oi.i^ by the ta\*-<^a<herer, (l Tv,o nun h fo. v ha' I do : too little for what 1 could d<