On 9 Feb 2008 15:39:13 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>I played in a youth orchestra when I was in high school, and the 
>conductor was having trouble getting us to learn the Symphonie 
>Fantastique,

LOL
When it was written, the professional musicians of the time hated it. It was too
difficult for them. Thirteen timpani detuned to get the effect Berlioz wanted in
the march to the scaffold IIRC.

Regards
	Stephen

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