However, Corelli used only a limited portion of his instrument's capabilities. This may be seen from his writings. The parts for violin very rarely proceed above D on the highest string, sometimes reaching the E in fourth position on the highest string. The story has been told and retold that Corelli refused to play a passage that extended to A in altissimo in the overture to Handel's oratorio "The Triumph of Time and Truth" (premiered in Rome, 1708), and felt seriously offended when the composer (32 years his junior) played the note.