By any measure, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most important and influential
figures in the history of Western classical music [
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 30, 2009
Accepted:
November 6,
2009
Received:
November 4,
2009
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© 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
