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An artist should make concessions to the listener. That is why Bruckner dedicated one of his symphonies to the Good Lord.

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Karl Kraus
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 28
Died: 1936
Died: June 12
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
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Poet
Translator
Writer
Jicin
Lord
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Symphonies
Good
Concessions
Listener
Symphony
Listeners
Dedicated

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