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An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin

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I decided it didn't really matter to me how much of this was actually accurate. It was a life's work. was dedicated to this guild not being forgotten, dedicated to the music. I decided this is just an amazing piece of work, and I wanted to publish it,... Who knows if it's true, but it's unbelievable
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magazine. The author had submitted an article with illustrations and facsimiles of music manuscripts, but the sub-editor on the title, Matthew Rye, became suspicious that the images had been faked and that the facts could not be corroborated. The then-editor, Naomi Sadler, refused to publish the
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nor an attempt to mislead. He issued a statement on October 5, 2006, saying that he wanted to "expand the notion of musical composition to encompass the creation of an entire artistic genre, with its necessary accompanying history, mythology, philosophy, social function, etc."
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Bookstores that have agreed to stock the book are unsure how to categorize it. The book does not really belong in fiction because it is not a typical narrative, but the art history section would also be incorrect because much "historical" fact has been invented.
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Defending his decision to publish the book, Mayer said:
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An Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violin
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An Incomplete History of the Art of the Funerary Violin
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Uncovering the 'True' History of the Funerary Violin
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Index

Funerary Violin

Rohan Kriwaczek
Violin
Overlook Press
ISBN
1585678260
Rohan Kriwaczek
funerary
violin
Peter Mayer
Overlook Press
genre
The New York Times
The Strad
hoax
ISBN
1585678260
"British Author Espies a Funerary Violin Vacuum and So Fills It"
"An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin"
the original
"An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin - Book Reviews - Books"
Sydney Morning Herald
"History of the Art of Funerary Violin"
"British Author Espies a Funerary Violin Vacuum and So Fills It"
ISSN
0362-4331
"Book reveals old violin customs. But is it a fiddle?"
ISSN
0261-3077

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