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> [If the reader were so rash as to purchase any of Bela Bartok's compositions, he would find that they each and all consist of unmeaning bunches of notes, apparently representing the composer promenading the keyboard in his boots. Some can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-corder/if-the-reader-were-so-rash-as-to-purchase-any-of-bela-bartok-s/)

Frederick Corder

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## More by Frederick Corder

> [If the reader were so rash as to purchase any of Bela Bartok's compositions, he would find that they each and all consist of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-corder/if-the-reader-were-so-rash-as-to-purchase-any-of-bela-bartok-s/)

Frederick Corder

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