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Letter: Letter

Published 4 July 1998

From Les Aldridge, Imperial College School of Medicine

Your mistake was quite a felicitous one as many people believe Tchaikovsky
was inspired by Beethoven’s piece entitled Wellington’s Victory, which
celebrated the victory at the Battle of Vittoria with an orchestral piece which
included the sounds of musketry volleys and cannon fire.

London

Issue no. 2141 published 4 July 1998

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