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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 308
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
The physician Handel wished his son to become a lawyer, and so tried to discourage his fondness for music. But the boy got an old spinet and practiced on it secretly in a hayloft. When the doctor visited a brother in the service of the Duke of Weisenfelds, he took his son with him. The boy wandered unobserved to the organ in a chapel, and soon had a private concert under full blast. The duke happened to hear the performance, and wondered who could possibly combine so much melody with so much evident unfamiliarity with the instrument. The boy was brought before him, and the duke, instead of blaming him for disturbing the organ, praised his performance, and persuaded Dr. Handel to let his son follow his bent.
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定位：Excerpt 308 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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医生亨德尔希望儿子当律师，所以打压他学音乐的爱好。可这孩子弄来一架旧小键琴，躲在干草棚里偷偷练。后来父亲带他去见一位在公爵府当差的兄弟，男孩溜进小教堂，对着管风琴大弹特弹，等于开了场私人音乐会。公爵碰巧听见，奇怪谁能在明显不熟悉乐器的情况下弹出这么多旋律。孩子被带到面前，公爵不但没怪他乱动管风琴，反而夸了他，并劝亨德尔医生让儿子顺自己的天性走。可见，展示真本事往往比争辩更能改变长辈的看法。
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亨德尔是巴洛克时期著名作曲家。他父亲是理发师兼外科医生，希望他学法律，故事见马登《奋力向前》。
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