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It's Not Always About Beauty 
Igor Stravinsky is said to have composed a violin interlude so absurdly difficult that a violinist once complained to him that it was impossible. "Of course," the composer is said to have replied. "I don't want the sound of someone playing the passage. I want the sound of someone trying to play it." (?Source: Sue Shellenbarger's column in The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2004.) This great (apocryphal) story illustrates as well as any anecdote could, what changed about music in the 20th century.Related:Join the discussion about this page! John Gibbons: John's Blog, 2006-12-04 04:45:15
Igor Stravinsky is said to have composed a violin interlude so absurdly difficult that a violinist once complained to him that it was impossible. "Of course," the composer is said to have replied. "I don't want the sound of someone playing the passage. I want the sound of someone trying to play it." (?Source: Sue Shellenbarger's column in The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2004.) This great (apocryphal) story illustrates as well as any anecdote could, what changed about music in the 20th century.Related:Join the discussion about this page! John Gibbons: John's Blog, 2006-12-04 04:45:15