I don't know how accurate this is but here are some interesting examples of the art of the Treble Clef notation, by some of of our well known composers.
‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’
As a follow on from this Classic FM has a gallery of composers' manuscripts. Some of them are really quite beautiful and yes some by our dear Beethoven are included in this.
What did the great composers' handwriting look like?
What does Bach's writing look like? How does Beethoven draw a treble clef? And which composer has the messiest scrawl? Discover this most personal of insights into these great musicians - from their own hand.
Looking at some hand-written copies online it seems Beethoven didn't always even bother writing the clef down and when he did it was indeed that backward "S"! No wonder his copyists made mistakes from time to time...
Fühle was dies' Herz empfindent, reiche frei mir deine Hand, und das Band das uns verbindet, sei kein schwaches Rosenband! (J.W.von Goethe)
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