Together with the puzzle, Mozart gives you the solution. ~ Ferruccio Busoni
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Busoni suggests Mozart provides both the artistic challenge and its resolution.
- In plain terms
- Mozart gives the problem and the answer together.
- What can you take from it?
- Great art often contains its own explanation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does art explain itself to you?
Another view
Not all of Mozart's work offers clear solutions.
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