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Antonio Salieri:
Astounding! It was actually, it was beyond belief. These were first and only drafts of music, but they showed no corrections of any kind. Not one. He had simply written down music already finished in his head! Page after page of it as if he were just taking dictation. And music, finished as no music is ever finished. Displace one note and there would be diminishment. Displace one phrase and the structure would fall. It was clear to me that sound I had heard in the Archbishop's palace had been no accident. Here again was the very Voice of God! I was staring through the cage of those meticulous ink-strokes at an absolute beauty.Constanze Mozart:Is it not good?Antonio Salieri:It is miraculous!
Astounding! It was actually, it was beyond belief. These were first and only drafts of music, but they showed no corrections of any kind. Not one. He had simply written down music already finished in his head! Page after page of it as if he were just taking dictation. And music, finished as no music is ever finished. Displace one note and there would be diminishment. Displace one phrase and the structure would fall. It was clear to me that sound I had heard in the Archbishop's palace had been no accident. Here again was the very Voice of God! I was staring through the cage of those meticulous ink-strokes at an absolute beauty.Constanze Mozart:Is it not good?Antonio Salieri:It is miraculous!
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Sali eri Astounding
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It was actually It was beyond belief
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These were first and only
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Drafts of music
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But they showed no corrections of any kind Not one
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He had simply written down music
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Already finished in his head
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Page after page of it As if he were just taking dictation
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And music
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Finished as no music is ever finished
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Displace one note
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And there would be diminishment
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Displace one phrase and the structure would fall
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It was clear to me
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That sound I had heard in the archbishop's palace
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Had been no accident
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Here again was the very voice of god
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I was staring through the cage
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Of those meticulous ink strokes
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At an absolute beauty
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Is it not good
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It is miraculous
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Movie Summary
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.

