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    What did the great composers' handwriting look like?

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    6. Mozart's manuscript doodle

    Mozart even doodled on his music, with this picture of his favourite pupil Barbara Ployer appearing on one of his manuscripts. He wrote his Piano Concerto No. 23 for her, and this is the only surviving portrait. [Photo supplied by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment]

    1. Image 1: Composer treble clefs
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    6. Image 6: Mozart embellished manuscript doodle
    7. Image 7: Beethoven and Mozart's sketches
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    10. Image 10: Bach Well Tempered Clavier doodle 13 images

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