Read each paragraph and then choose the letter of the main idea.

A composer’s working methods are unique to his or her personality. Some composers are fluent2
and fast: Rossini, it is said, preferred rewriting a page to picking up a leaf of manuscript fallen to
the floor, and Mozart appears to have been able to keep the totality of a work in his mind’s ear at
every turning point. Beethoven worked with great difficulty; Mahler revised compulsively,3
forever tinkering with bass drum strokes and cymbal crashes.

Main Idea:
a. Beethoven worked with great difficulty.
b. Some composers work quickly, seemingly without effort.
c. Every composer has unique working methods.
d. Mozart could keep track of several musical parts simultaneously.


c. Every composer has unique working methods.

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