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... instrument for which he was forced to write , but the instrument of which he must , wistfully , have dreamed . Orchestral composers had their troubles , too . Their stringed instruments , of course , were perfection , the finest ever ...
... instrument for which he was forced to write , but the instrument of which he must , wistfully , have dreamed . Orchestral composers had their troubles , too . Their stringed instruments , of course , were perfection , the finest ever ...
Page 66
... instruments , he couldn't write scales , except for the highest and loudest notes of the instru- ments , and he couldn't change key without changing the instrument . If Richard Strauss had been born in 1764 instead of 1864 , he never ...
... instruments , he couldn't write scales , except for the highest and loudest notes of the instru- ments , and he couldn't change key without changing the instrument . If Richard Strauss had been born in 1764 instead of 1864 , he never ...
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... instrument he happens to be playing . Lastly , if he is to have any fun in life , he must be a paradox — a musician without vanity . For he must be ready to put in years of practice , to become a master of his instrument , and have his ...
... instrument he happens to be playing . Lastly , if he is to have any fun in life , he must be a paradox — a musician without vanity . For he must be ready to put in years of practice , to become a master of his instrument , and have his ...
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