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Did you know that Mozart had a brother Hank who was also a composer? His only contribution was 'The Unstarted Symphony'.

Posted - October 12, 2017

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  • 46117
    Hank had it made compared to what Mozart had to endure.

    The divine always comes in a humble package, Hank.  You were the lucky one.

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at October 12, 2017 1:02 PM MDT
      October 12, 2017 11:21 AM MDT
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  • 7126
      October 12, 2017 1:06 PM MDT
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  • 11002
    Both Wolfgang and Hank are decomposing now.
      October 12, 2017 2:38 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    no but now i do
      October 12, 2017 5:38 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    Any relation to Hank Williams? I notice they had the same first name, so I thought maybe there was a relation.
      October 13, 2017 8:32 AM MDT
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  • 44608
    Possibly...and their cousins Hank Aaron and Tom Hanks.
      October 13, 2017 8:35 AM MDT
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  • 2515
    No, I was not aware that Mozart even had a brother named Hank, since he was Austrian. However, I was aware of Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony In B Minor”. 
      October 13, 2017 9:30 AM MDT
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  • 44608
    Marg...It is a 'nonsense' question.
      October 14, 2017 6:38 AM MDT
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  • 2515
    @Element, I know. I enjoyed it! :-))
      October 14, 2017 7:13 AM MDT
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  • 16771
    It's people like W A Mozart that make you realise how little you have achieved. When he was my age, he had been dead for 13 years.
      October 13, 2017 6:09 PM MDT
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  • 7126
      October 13, 2017 6:46 PM MDT
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  • 44608
    That's for sure.
      October 14, 2017 6:37 AM MDT
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  • 2500

    No, no, no. You've got that all wrong.

    First off it's The Unbegun Symphony, not The Unstarted Symphony. And the composer is none other than musical genius (or is that musical plagiarist) Bach. That's P.D.Q. Bach.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rGVXLNQ3dY


    And then there's his 1712 Overture . . . 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQVehnkc68M


    And least we forget what may be his best composition Erotica for Banned Instruments (or maybe not, who knows?)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWsXUndS22Y

    His musical accomplishment are just so unspeakable, especially in mixed company. Brings a tear to my eye. This post was edited by Salt and Red Pepper at October 14, 2017 6:35 AM MDT
      October 13, 2017 7:13 PM MDT
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  • 44608
    He was one of the best.
      October 14, 2017 6:36 AM MDT
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