Mike Leghorn wrote:

>3) Mozart's critique and suggestions for the little march composed by
>Salieri, and played by the Emperor was ridiculous.  The piece was supposed
>to be simple enough for the Emperor to play.  I'm sure Salieri was capable
>of writing more complex music.

It's been a while since I saw play or movie, but my recollection was that
Mozart was criticizing Salieri's march not because of its simplicity but
because of the banality of the melody which, w/ just a few alterations,
could be converted into something more memorable, say, "Non piu andrai".

Walter Meyer