The First and Last Prayer Written with a 'Hated Instrument'
"I hate the violin as an instrument."
French composer Francis Poulenc openly declared this without hesitation.
Indeed, every sketch he attempted for the violin was torn up by his own hand.
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Gunshots Etched in the Score, and the Guitar's Tears: Poulenc's Eternal Prayer
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Violin Sonata, FP 119 Composed in 1943
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