"Wagner's music has beautiful moments but some bad quarters of an
hour." - Rossini
"Richard Wagner's music is better
than it sounds." - Mark Twain
"The present day composer refuses to
die." - Edgar Varese
"Beethoven had an ear for
music." - Anonymous
Horace is the General Manager of an
important symphony orchestra. He tries to hear at least four concerts
a year. Assuming that at each concert the orchestra plays a minimum
of
three pieces, what are the chances that Horace can avoid
hearing a single work by Mozart, Beethoven or Brahms in the next ten
years?
Definitions...
Bach Chorale: the place
behind the barn where you keep the horses.
Agnus Dei: female church
composer.
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