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Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.

Ernest Newman

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Ernest Newman
Age: 90 †
Born: 1868
Born: November 30
Died: 1959
Died: July 7
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City of Liverpool
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