1. Handel’s story. In 1707, Handel traveled to Venice without being known to anyone. Shortly after arriving, he was invited by a personal friend to attend a masked ball. But Handel was not good at dancing, so he sat down and played the piano. The famous Italian composer Scarlatti was also present. The two did not know each other at the time, but he had heard Handel's extraordinary performance. At this time, he suddenly heard the beautiful sound of the piano. Scarlatti was stunned for a moment. He pointed at the man sitting next to the piano wearing a mask and shouted: "Ah, devil! Devil! If the piano player is not The devil must be Handel!" After Scarlatti said this, he rushed over and took off the piano player's mask, and it turned out to be Handel. From then on the two became great friends.

2. The story of Stephen Foster. Stephen Foster was a self-taught American musician with international reputation in the 19th century. Foster's songs are beautiful, lyrical, simple and sincere, and have certain achievements in art. Among them are "Oh Susanna!" ”, “Old Man at Home”, “Old Black Slave”, etc. are well-known in the United States and are also widely circulated in our country. He left a considerable amount of artistic wealth to future generations, but when he passed away, his entire financial inheritance was only 38 cents in his wallet.

3. The story of Beethoven. Beethoven came to the restaurant to have a meal. After ordering, he suddenly had an inspiration. He grabbed the menu on the table and composed music on the back of the menu. He was completely immersed in the beautiful melody. Seeing that Beethoven was very involved, he didn't dare to disturb him and planned to wait for a while before serving him food. About an hour later, the waiter came to Beethoven and said: "Sir, will the food be served?". Beethoven woke up from a dream and immediately found money to pay the bill. The servant didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "Sir, you haven't eaten yet!" "No, I have indeed eaten." Beethoven couldn't listen to the servant's explanation at all. He paid according to the price on the menu and rolled up With all the notes written on it, he rushed out of the restaurant.