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Froin quit© early youth Schubert ■wore spectacles, and in Vienna just ■ now modelsi of Schubert spectacles are abundantly displayed as part of the' commemoration. v Fut people do not .'wear these spectacles in bed as Schubert frequently used to do,, according to the • a friend; With whom he stayed.; "It : i(s presumed that , the composer had the idea that ' this-yould save tirne in the morning . when'- he' awoke with an; inspiration. At all ■ events we hear; that, when hut half-dressed he would go to the piano and improvise. ‘.T write all .day, 5 ! Schubert once told an mqutririg visitor; “and when I .have, finish-; ■ ed;l .'begin,

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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10711, 8 October 1928, Page 5

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Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10711, 8 October 1928, Page 5

Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10711, 8 October 1928, Page 5