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The composer's late works were dismissed in his lifetime as the products of a failing mind, and the label stuck for a century. Recent performances, using the tempos marked in his own hand rather than the slower ones adopted by his first interpreters, reveal music of startling clarity. What sounded confused, it seems, had merely been played wrong.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The late works' reputation for confusion came from how they were performed, not from the music itself, as performances at the composer's own tempos now show.Correct
- B. The composer's mind was failing when he wrote the late works.
- C. The first interpreters played the works too fast.
- D. The late works are still dismissed today.
Answer: A. The late works' reputation for confusion came from how they were performed, not from the music itself, as performances at the composer's own tempos now show.
Wrong tempos, not a failing mind.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The composer's mind was failing when he wrote the late works.
- The text rejects this.
- C. The first interpreters played the works too fast.
- They played them slower than marked.
- D. The late works are still dismissed today.
- Recent performances have changed the view.
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