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Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe,  小题1:  we remember from his classical musicals including “My Fair Lady” and “Camelot”, was not always famous. He studied piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a  小题2: (music) and composer in his early years. But   小题3: he immigrated to the United States, he failed as a pianist. For a while he tried other types of work including gold mining and boxing.   小题4: he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.

 小题5: those difficult years, he could not always afford  小题6: (make) payments on his piano. One day, bent over the keyboard, he could hear nothing but the music that he played with such rare inspiration. When he finished and looked up, he was astonished to find that he had  小题7:

audience of three moving men who   小题8: (seat) on the floor.

They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they dug into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, placed it on the piano and walked out, empty  小题9:  (hand). Moved by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded to  小题10:.