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Horror Film 'The Sonata' Is Tuneless And Off-Key

A young violin virtuoso inherits a spooky mansion — and a Satanic piece of music — in this "dreadfully dull" film.
Violinist Rose (Freya Tingley) frets in <em>The Sonata.</em>

You could have a lot of fun with music that summons the Devil. Of course it has to be a classical piece; Beelzebub isn't getting out of bed for doo-wop. But what would each movement feel like? What's the significance of each key change, each time signature? What happens if you play a wrong note? And what would heavy-metal fans say about the realization that their stodgy grandparents had

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