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One may question whether, in these instances, Mozart remembered the entire keyboard part note-for-note. Given the independent testimony (above) for his ability to fill in gaps through improvisation, it would seem that Mozart could have done this as well in performing the violin sonatas.

Another instance of Mozart's powerful memory concerns his memorization and transcription of [[Gregorio Allegri]]'s "[[Miserere (Allegri)|Miserere]]" in the [[Sistine Chapel]] as a 14-year-old. Here again, various factors suggest great skill on Mozart's part, but not a superhuman miracle. The work in question is somewhat repetitive{{fact|date=September 2014}}, and Mozart was able to return to hear another performance, correcting his earlier errors. [[Maynard Solomon]] suggestssuggested that Mozart may have seen another copy earlier, but added that he <nowiki>''certainly had the capacity to write out the Miserere from memory''</nowiki>.{{sfn|Solomon|1995|p=5}}

==19th-century views==