Mozart is the greatest composer of all. Beethoven created his music, but the music of Mozart is of such purity and beauty that one feels he merely found it - that it has always existed as part of the inner beauty of the universe waiting to be revealed. ~ Albert Einstein
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Einstein felt Mozart's music seemed preexisting and pure.
- In plain terms
- Mozart's music sounds like it was always there waiting to be found.
- What can you take from it?
- Great art feels timeless and discovered.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does great art feel discovered?
- Is beauty universal or made?
Another view
All art is ultimately human-made, not universal.
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