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From:  thomas mark montgomery <thomas8@t...>
thomas mark montgomery <thomas8@t...>
Date:  Sat Mar 24, 2001  3:52 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] favorite ives quote, was: Karen's signature



I try to learn something new everyday. Could you please send things like
this first thing in the morning so I can consider that little chore done?
Very funny, mike. I've never read that before, but I will have to look
that up. Thanks for a chuckle.

Mark Montgomery


On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 Greypins@a... wrote:

> ives was apparently very concerned with 'manly' music. he found bach,
> beethoven and brahms to be manly composers. he said mozart, debussy and
> ravel wrote sissy music. he said of chopin, "i could never listen to chopin
> without picturing him wearing a dress but, it's alright because, at least, it
> was a dress he made himself". what a fruitcake!


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