> And of course Stevens' "Peter Quince at the Clavier."
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> Mark
It always seemed to me that "Peter Quince" went back to Browning -- maybe
even specifically "historical thoughts occurring while playing a keyboard
instrument" ('A Toccata'). More general musical reference is of course
pervasive in Stevens -- e.g. "A High Toned Old Christian Woman".
Another Scot (one whom Tom Leonard admires immensely):
W.S.Graham, "Johann Joachim Quantz's Five Lessons".
Robin
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