Fact...Clever Old Bird

Mozart owned a pet starling, which he taught to whistle the theme from the last movement of his G major Piano Concerto. On May 27, 1784, the starling died. Mozart's friends were required to attend the funeral, sing hymns at the graveside and listen to a recitation of a poem Mozart had written to honour the occasion.



I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world. BLAISE PASCAL
 
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