Mozart wrote everything with such ease and speed as might at first be taken for carelessness or haste. His imagination held before him the whole work clear and lively once it was conceived. One seldom finds in his scores improved or erased passages. ~ Franz Niemetschek
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Niemetschek describes Mozart's writing as effortless because he visualized the whole work before composing.
- In plain terms
- He wrote fast because he imagined the whole piece first.
- What can you take from it?
- Preparation allows creation to seem effortless.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you prepare before creating?
Another view
The final ease may hide earlier mental effort.
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