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Word: practicesâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1957-1957
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Everything seems provocatively easy for him. He writes music in taxis, airplanes, railroad stations and hotel lobbies?even in men's rooms. He studies piles of scores in a couple of days. He makes a wry joke of how little he practices???and wears out the nerves of his wife and friends, who fear that he will flub during a performance. All this may be hutzpa, but it works. In fact, he rarely flubs, never falls on his face, despite his hurry. The quality that allows him to do in a breeze what others must plod to accomplish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Wunderkind | 2/4/1957 | See Source »

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