The Bohemian composer smetana married his pupil, Katharine Kolar; he was another of those whose happiness deafness ruined.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2"
Rupert Hughes
He was also distracted by hearing one eternal note ringing in his ears-the same horror that drove the composer smetana mad, after he had embodied the nightmare in one of his compositions.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2"
Rupert Hughes
I thought I was writing about my country, conceived of myself in a reversed snobbishness, a haughty humility, a proud abasement, as a sort of superior smetana.
"Greener Than You Think"
Ward Moore