ABSTRACT

It is evident that, in this case, we have to deal with a boy endowed with musical interpretative and creative gifts. That the talent for composition should show itself in so marked a manner so early in life—in fact, almost in infancy, and before the power of interpretation, makes our case appear all the more remarkable, since it is well-known that such juvenile composers are rarely met with. Indeed, that creative talent should appear at all at such an early age, is quite exceptional.