Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

What annoys me most is that these stupid Frenchmen think I am still just seven years old - because that was my age when they first saw me - (...) they treat me here like a beginner - except the musicians; they know better.

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Early Modern

Prodigy composer

Context

Letter, likely during his Paris trip

Date / Period

1778

Source

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Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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