In the same box, at the opera, Napoleon said to Cherubini: "My dear Cherubini, you are certainly an excellent musician, but your music is so loud and complicated, that I can not do anything with it.” Cherubini countered: “My dear General, you are certainly an excellent soldier, but as far as music is concerned, I beg to be excused when I do not consider it necessary to adapt my compositions to your understanding.”
Cherubini actually antagonized Napoleon on numerous occasions - and he paid for it, with not being appointed for the "right jobs", throughout most of his career. Another time, he said to Napoleon: "Citoyen Général, I perceive that you love only that music which does not prevent you thinking of your politics".
Cherubini actually antagonized Napoleon on numerous occasions - and he paid for it, with not being appointed for the "right jobs", throughout most of his career. Another time, he said to Napoleon: "Citoyen Général, I perceive that you love only that music which does not prevent you thinking of your politics".
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