Esther Sims wrote:

>When I mention career paths, I am referring to where the main source
>of income came from.  In Haydn's case, he was well looked after in the
>Esterhazy residence, but was restricted in the type of music that he wrote,
>which was to satisfy the tastes of the prince.  Mozart's case was very
>different as he experienced financial difficulty whilst travelling and did
>not have the same security and home comforts as Haydn (apart from when he
>took up his post as organist in Salzburg).  ...

One could write a fairly good article just dealing with the effects
inflation in Vienna on Beethoven's income...

Stirling S Newberry
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