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Word: cantorial (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...Theorizing that musical talent is an inherited trait, famed Italian Otolaryngologist Leopoldo Fiori Ratti gave musical aptitude tests to the parents of the Vatican's Pueri Cantori choirboys and other children picked at random. At the Second International Congress of Human Genetics in Rome last week, he reported that 60% of Pueri Cantori parents had high musical aptitudes (though not necessarily training or interest), while only 20% of other parents showed high scores...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Measles & Hairy Ears | 9/22/1961 | See Source »

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