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From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: 1-hand piano piece
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Date: Wed, 20-Mar-85 10:10:09 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 20 10:10:09 1985
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>From: cmoore@BRL-VLD.ARPA (VLD/VMB)
>Message-ID: <9300@brl-tgr.ARPA>
>
>On Ripley's Believe-it-or-not, I have heard of "Piano Concerto
>for Left Hand" by Maurice Ravel; 1st public performance in 1931.
>It was written for a pianist who lost right arm while serving
>in Austrian forces in World War I.

One of the later episodes of M*A*S*H also featured this piece. In the
episode, Dr. Winchester uses this piece to demonstrate to a young musician
(played by Gary Frank) that his life is not over because he has lost the
use of a hand.


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