ʌnˈeɪbəl tə wˈɜːk fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz bɪkˈʌz ʌv ˈɪlnəs, hiː bɹˈoʊk hɪz sˈaɪləns ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə kəmpˈoʊzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɪnðə lˈæst jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf.
Unable to work for many years because of illness, he broke his silence and returned to composing only in the last years of his life.