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for those who love music by axel munthe (adapted)
for those who love music is one of the short memoirs and essays from axel munthes book vagabondes. in this story, the author recounts his memories of his interactions with an organ - player and his monkey who performed in the streets to make money.
(1) i had engaged him by the year. twice a week he came and went through his whole repertoire, and lately, out of sympathy for me, he would play the miserere or the trovatore², which was his show - piece, twice over. he stood there in the middle of the street looking steadily up at my windows while he played, and when he had finished he would take off his hat with an audio, signor?
(2) it is well known that the barrel - organ, like the violin, gets a fuller and more sympathetic tone the older it is. the old artist had an excellent instrument, not of the modern noisy type which imitates a whole orchestra with flutes and bells and beats of drums, but a melodious old - fashioned barrel - organ which knew how to lend a dreamy mystery to the gayest allegretto², and in whose proudest tempo of marcia² there sounded an unmistakable undertone of resignation. and in the tenderer pieces of the repertoire, where the melody, muted and staggering like a cracked old human voice, groped its way amongst the rusty pipes of the treble, then there was a trembling in the bass like suppressed sobs. now and then the voice of the tired organ failed it completely, and then the old man would (neglectfully) turn the handle during some bars of rest more touching in their eloquent silence than any music.
(3) true, the instrument was itself very expressive, but the old man had
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which concept is most important for a writer to address when revising a narrative?
a. adding footnotes for archaic language
b. making corrections to names or characters
c. incorporating citations when using quotation marks
d. adjusting the introduction to make it engaging
When revising a narrative, making the introduction engaging is crucial as it hooks the reader. Footnotes for archaic language (A) is more for academic - type writing rather than narrative. Correcting names of characters (B) is a minor aspect compared to the overall engagement. Incorporating citations (C) is important in academic or research - based writing, not as key for narrative revision.
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D. adjusting the introduction to make it engaging