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A; and, not counting for anything the short time it has taken him to breathe, gives its whole value to the quaver-rest, which thus becomes super-added to the value of the first bar.
The Orchestral Conductor Theory of His Art Hector Berlioz 1836
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It is incredible how difficult it is to prevent trumpet-players from doubling the value of a quaver-rest thus placed.
The Orchestral Conductor Theory of His Art Hector Berlioz 1836
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