Show MUSICIANS OF TENDER YEARS many youthful prodigies in tho world of melody like BO many of the worlds great composers sir edward elgar was a youthful prodigy of exceptional gifts as was proved by a recent performance of a suite composed by him at the immature age of 2 dut even sir edward waa probably not as precocious as one of his english bors samuee wesley who in his eighth year heard a regimental band play a march which he had composed for it at 11 franz schubert had already placed several songs string and piano pieces to his credit handel a first attempts at composition were made at eight and who began to scrape the strings of a tiny fiddle at two Is said to have been even more precocious sir charles halle was only tour years old when he played in public a sonata expressly composed for him liszt was a public performer at nine chopin and ruben egeln at eight lady halle and joachim at seven and at five mozart composed a piece of music almost too difficult or bis father to play |