Listening to Mozart, we cannot think of any possible improvement.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote suggests Mozart's work is so complete that nothing seems to improve it.
- In plain terms
- Mozart's music is perfect and needs no improvement.
- What can you take from it?
- Some art reaches a state of completion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is perfection attainable in art?
- When does a work feel done?
Another view
Claiming no improvement is possible ignores evolving interpretations.
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