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December 18, 2025 · ARTICLE

Manuscripts with Minimal Revision: Mozart’s Mental Compositional Process

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# **Manuscripts with Minimal Revision: Mozart’s Mental Compositional Process** A striking feature of many surviving Mozart autographs—particularly from his **mature Viennese years (1781–1791)**—is the **remarkable continuity and cleanliness of the notation**. Pages often unfold in an almost uninterrupted flow, with **few erasures, corrections, or alternative drafts**, a phenomenon that has fascinated musicologists since the 19th…

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