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Know the score? I don’t read music, but that’s no hindrance to reimagining great classical works | Classical music | The Guardian

Know the score? I don’t read music, but that’s no hindrance to reimagining great classical works  | Classical music | The Guardian - Featured Image

Know the score? I don’t read music, but that’s no hindrance to reimagining great classical works | Classical music | The Guardian

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This article from The Guardian explores how folk duo Pound & Stevens, despite not reading music, have transformed and added to Holst’s The Planets Suite and are touring the new work with Britten Sinfonia. Will Pound explains that playing by ear is his greatest strength and how this approach allows for a unique, personal interpretation of classical works.

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