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The Short Version: Horn of Punditry

Posted at 2:18 PM on March 10, 2011 by Bill Morelock
Filed under: The Short Version

Mozart, famously, thought a lot of the bassett horn. So, in a way, did one late 19th century author in search of a character. Until he heard the sound of it.

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