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When people say John Williams isn't original because he "steals" musical ideas from other composers... | JOHN WILLIAMS STEALS MUSIC FROM OTHER COMPOSERS? MOZART STOLE WHOLE SYMPHONIES AND CLAIMED IT AS HIS OWN; BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS | image tagged in memes,but thats none of my business,kermit the frog,john williams,wolfgang amadeus mozart,music | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
1,336 views 3 upvotes Made by anonymous 9 years ago in fun
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2 ups, 9y,
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Hmmmm. Can you document Mozart's theft? And I agree. There are only so many ways to arrange notes.
Everytime someone mentions John Williams, I think of the Guitarist first.
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2 ups, 9y,
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Two examples are 'no. 3' [ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._3_(Mozart) ] and 'no 37' [ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._37_(Mozart) ] :) and lol ????
1 up, 9y,
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Well, here's the problem. Both pieces can be traced to historical misinterpretation. The first "act" is not locus to Mozart. Any student of the age would, in fact, take previously written, concerto, et al, and rewrite them. The first one postulates the mistake came from a painting.
The second one was a rewrite in order to study the music. The fact that he used it at the time would not have been shocking to a concert goer at the time, because they would have known the borrowed piece. Again, their seems to be an historical miss interpretation. That wouldn't be Mozart's fault, nor is their proof that these were stolen for personal gain vs standard use for a student or an interpretation of music.
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3 ups, 9y,
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Errr wow. may I just say you're the most intelligent person I've met on Imgflip so far ????????
2 ups, 9y
Well, thank ya kindly.
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