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saying he is sorry to disappoint but must definitely decline to write the Goldoni music. Theatre music is a thankless task for the composer, for it only lives (in practice) as an accompaniment to conversations on the stage - and more particularly in the auditorium. If I make the suggestion, why not use a selection from the Goldoni-Scarletti ballet 'the Good humoured ladies'... with a postscript that there is not much time for any composer to write new stuff for this production..., 1 side 8vo., 155 Fellows Road, NW3, 30th October no year