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Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe,        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            (music) and composer in his early years. But          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. _______            he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.
During those difficult years, he could not always afford         (make) payments on his piano. One day, bending over the keyboard, he could hear nothing but the music that he played with such   inspiration. When he finished and looked up, he was astonished to find that he had an audience of three moving men who were seated on the floor.
They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they       (dig) into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, placed       on the piano and walked out, empty handed. _________ (move)) by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded          it..