is elli ▁had ▁decided ▁the ▁piece ▁was ▁" not ▁exactly ▁what ▁he ▁wanted , ▁and ▁has ▁given ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁me ." ▁Bar ber ▁expressed ▁concern ▁about ▁the ▁disposition ▁of ▁the ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁advance ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁spent ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁sure ▁that ▁F els ▁understood ▁his ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁story . ▁Bar ber ▁explained ▁why ▁he ▁was ▁late ▁in ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁commission : ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁up ▁in ▁Europe ▁with ▁the ▁war ▁out break ▁and ▁subsequently ▁the ▁ill ness ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁He ▁land ed ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁immediately ▁" w ent ▁to ▁the ▁mountains ▁to ▁work ." ▁Bar ber ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁surprised ▁to ▁see ▁on ▁landing ▁that ▁" the ▁first ▁performance ▁was ▁already ▁announced ▁for ▁January " ▁without ▁his ▁being ▁not ified ▁by ▁Br is elli ▁or ▁Eug ene ▁Or m andy . ▁Also , ▁Bar ber ▁knew ▁Br is elli ▁and ▁F els ▁wanted ▁the ▁music ▁by ▁October ▁ 1 ▁to ▁give ▁Br is elli ▁time ▁to ▁learn ▁it — pres umably ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁January ▁performances . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁jun ct ure , ▁the ▁Bar ber ▁and ▁Br is elli ▁accounts ▁differ ▁somewhat ; ▁both ▁are ▁set ▁forth ▁here : ▁Bar ber ▁continues ▁that ▁he ▁gave ▁Br is elli ▁" the ▁completed ▁first ▁two ▁movements ▁( about ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁of ▁music )" ▁in ▁" the ▁middle ▁of ▁October " ▁and ▁" he ▁seemed ▁disappoint ed ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁of ▁virt