One day an unknown youth asked Mozart to explain to him how to start to compose a symphony.
- You are young, - answered Mozart. In the beginning write a ballade, and if you like it, come to me.
- But you! At the age of ten you have composed a lot of music.
- But I did not ask anybody how to do it.
—v. (-pp-) 1 a strike the palms of one's hands together, esp. Repeatedly as applause. B strike (the hands) together in this way.
- applaud thus.
- put or place quickly or with determination (clapped him in prison; clap a tax on whisky).
- (foll. By on) give a friendly slap (clapped him on the back). —n. - act of clapping, esp. As applause.
- explosive sound, esp. Of thunder.
- slap, pat. clap eyes on colloq. See. [old english]
- n. Coarse slang venereal disease, esp. Gonorrhoea. [french]
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