Klarinet Archive - Posting 000480.txt from 1997/06
From: DYungkurth@-----.com Subj: Einstein and Music Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:44:43 -0400
Kathi A writes:
>Well Einstein definitely knew about music. I believe he even wrote a book on
>the clarinet (or maybe just on music I can't remember which)!! Anyone know
the title??
and also quotes another contributor (I've Lost the name):
>The guy who said "Success is 1% inspiration and 99%
perspiration" either had to be Einstein or a fine musician.
I believe the musical Einstein was Alfred, rather than Albert, and he is
perhaps best known for a book on Mozart.
Albert did play the violin, but I think his skill level was "amateur".
The "Success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration" quotation is, I believe,
from Thomas Edison, and had to do with scientific discovery, rather than
music. Don't take this as definitive - I can't find my copy of, "Bartlett's
Quotations"!
Don Yungkurth (DYungkurth@-----.com)
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