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"The viola, especially in modern French works Ravel, Debussy, Samazeuil has a prominent part. In the older quartets one reason the viola parts are simple is because the alto players as a rule were technically less skillful. As a general thing they were violinists who had failed 'the refugees of the G clef, as Edouard Colonne, the eminent conductor, once wittily said.
If one has fathomed Debussy, it is easier to play Milhaud, Roger-Ducasse, Samazeuil for the music of the modern French school has much in common.
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