The True Adventure of Nicolo Zen
Orphan Nicolo Zen is all alone in 18th-century Venice, except for his clarinet, upon which an enchantment has been placed by a mysterious magician to enable its first player to perform expertly, and soon Nicolo is a famous virtuoso, wealthy beyond his dreams, but he can't stop wondering if he's earned his success nor can he stop thinking about the girl he met in Venice.