Ulvi writes:

>Often you find that the composer had a number of works in progress and
>a number of ambitious projects planned at the time of death, even though
>we are tempted to think of their last surviving works as a kind of "last
>words."  ...

I think it also shows that many composers work on several things at once,
particularly those who make it a point to compose every day.  When they get
stuck on one thing, they have enough irons in the fire to keep on working.

Steve Schwartz