Thief for the Ages
Leopold Mozart told
of Wolfgang's accomplishment in a letter to his wife dated April 14, 1770 (Rome ):
"…You
have often heard of the famous Miserere in Rome , which is so greatly prized that the
performers are forbidden on pain of excommunication to take away a single part
of it, copy it or to give it to anyone. But we have it already. Wolfgang has
written it down and we would have sent it to Salzburg in this letter, if it were not
necessary for us to be there to perform it. But the manner of performance
contributes more to its effect than the composition itself. Moreover, as it is
one of the secrets of Rome ,
we do not wish to let it fall into other hands…."
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