▁works ▁▁ ▁C ool idge ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁prom oting ▁" diff icult " ▁modern ▁music ▁( though ▁she ▁decl ined ▁to ▁support ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁modern ▁of ▁all ▁compos ers , ▁Charles ▁I ves ). ▁But ▁she ▁never ▁aim ed ▁at ▁such ▁a ▁reputation ▁and ▁explained ▁her ▁prefer ences ▁in ▁music ▁as ▁follows : ▁" My ▁ple a ▁for ▁modern ▁music ▁is ▁not ▁that ▁we ▁should ▁like ▁it , ▁nor ▁necessarily ▁that ▁we ▁should ▁even ▁understand ▁it , ▁but ▁that ▁we ▁should ▁exhib it ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁significant ▁human ▁document ." ▁Though ▁American ▁herself , ▁she ▁had ▁no ▁national ▁prefer ences , ▁and ▁in ▁fact ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁comm issions ▁went ▁to ▁European ▁compos ers . ▁She ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁any ▁ur ge ▁to ▁specifically ▁promote ▁women ▁compos ers , ▁either . ▁ ▁She ▁spons ored ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁composer ▁Ott or ino ▁Res p igh i ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁sop rano ▁El sa . ▁The ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁a ▁program ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁chamber ▁music ▁hall ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁fund ed , ▁and ▁at ▁that ▁occasion ▁Res p igh i ▁promised ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁his ▁next ▁musical ▁composition ▁to ▁Mrs . ▁C ool idge . ▁That ▁composition ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁T ritt ico ▁B ott ic elli ano , ▁inspired ▁by ▁three ▁B ott ic elli ▁paint ings ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁U ff izi ▁museum ▁in ▁Florence , ▁Italy