Mozart was an early "music pirate" of sorts--the Vatican had a piece of music they would allow to be performed from time to time, but after the orchestra was done, they collected it and kept it locked to keep anybody else from performing it. Mozart could memorize orchestral music from one hearing, so he attended a performance and wrote it all down afterward. Now--I can't remember where I read this or how valid the source was....

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