Barry wants to be admitted into the Hall of Music, made up of famous classical composers such as Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Wagner, Bach, and others.
Barry points out that the same theme was also stolen from Wagner and Brahms, proving that he has a good knowledge of the classics.
Beethoven says that Barry must also prove that he has musical ability, giving him ten minutes to compose an original song.
He writes and performs the song for the committee, but is denied and told he should return in 200 years to see if his music can stand the test of time.
She asks several composers to play the melody in the individual classical and romantic styles of Chopin, Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss, and Beethoven.