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The Next Mozart

A musical genius of Jay Greenberg’s caliber hasn’t made an appearance on the planet since before Edison invented the phonograph.

Sam Zyman, a teacher at Julliard for 19 years, says, “We are talking about a prodigy of the level of the greatest prodigies in history, when it comes to composition.

“I am talking about the likes of Mozart, and Mendelssohn, and Saint-Sa�ns. This is an absolute fact. This is objective. This is not a subjective opinion.

“Jay could be sitting here, and he could be composing right now. He could finish a piano sonata before our eyes in probably 25 minutes. And it would be a great piece.”

In 1991, Jay Greenberg was born in New Haven, Connecticut. When he was two, without anyone’s knowledge of him ever having seen a cello, Jay started drawing pictures of the instrument.

He also started writing the word “cello” and asking for a cello by name (all the reincarnation enthusiasts, say “oooohhhhh” and “aaaahhhh” here… ;-) )

So, his mother took him to a music store.

When confronted with the smallest cello they had in stock, Jay put the bow to the strings and began playing. “I was like, ‘How do you know how to do this?’” his mom remembers.

Some readers may recall that at seven, Mozart picked up a violin and played it like a professional, even though he�d never had a lesson. (Other readers will recall that the title of this post is The Next Mozart. Pretty clever, huh? Hehehahaaa heehehahehahaa…)

Anyway, by the age of eleven, Jay was at Juilliard studying music theory with third-year college students. By thirteen, he completed his fifth symphony—more than many excellent composers complete in a lifetime.

Jay’s hearing is more sensitive than the average human, and he says compositions flow into his head, fully written, playing like an orchestra.

Sometimes, three channels of music are playing in his head simultaneously…sort of like when Elvis watched three football games on three networks in the TV room at Graceland.

Currently, 14-year-old Jay’s Symphony No. 5, recorded at Abbey Road Studios by the London Symphony Orchestra, is available on Sony BMG Masterworks CD.

Oh, and be sure to check out Jay’s description of this symphony as it relates to mathematics, perpetual motion, and “the three facets of the human psyche according to Freudian theory.” You can read it in the “note from Jay” section here: www.jaygreenbergmusic.com.

If you’re like me (just a so-so average run-of-the-mill genius :-P), after reading his note, you’ll swear you’re an idiot and you’ll go have a beer and watch South Park reruns.

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3 Responses to “The Next Mozart”

Lynne says:

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 10:28 am

Actually that is one of the reasons I believe in reincarnation. Interesting story.

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Joe says:

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 11:45 am

I think the existence of child prodigies supports either reincarnation or a means whereby people can tap into the experience of somebody else’s past life—what Cayce called the Akashic Records, or another soul’s share of what Carl Jung terms the Collective Unconcious.

However, hundreds (thousands?) of Near Death Experiencers seem to confirm reincarnation, and that’s first-hand info.

After it sunk past my west-culture defenses, it really made the most sense out of the chaotic world….not so bad if we get to come to the classroom many times.

Heck, Jesus himself said before you enter the kingdom you have to be born again :-) (Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know he explained it as a spiritual rebirth, but I think he was using a double entendre on purpose…)

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Lynne says:

Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 7:28 am

I agree with you. I’ve also read The Afterlife Experiments and found it very interesting.
My brother’s girlfriend has cerebral palsy. We talked one day about near-death experiences and she told me that had happened to her. She is the most upbeat person I’ve ever met so I was surprised to find that as a young person she was angry and bitter at her physical plight. Upon her death she was guided by a group of beings who explained the reason for her condition. Since then she has been the accepting and positive person I know.
There is so very much we are clueless about. Only a small mind remains closed.

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