He also studied violin and piano, discovering the works of Mozart and Beethoven, and began composing simple pieces, of which one, a dance (Kvapiček, or "Little Galop"), survives in sketch form.
Han studerede også violin og klaver, opdagede værker af Mozart og Beethoven og begyndte at komponere enkle stykker, hvoraf det ene, en dans (Kvapiček eller "Lille galop"), er overleveret i skitseform.