Evelyn Waugh: Musical Conduct #7?

I have always wondered whether or not the English Catholic novelist, Evelyn Waugh, suffered from the condition known as "amusia." As I say below, it seems to be a neurological condition which prevents people from assembling music in the brain and making sense of it in the way that even the most amateur of listeners can. What tipped me off was reading an article in which some sufferers of this condition say that they find music "painful." "It sounds like this painful jangling of tones," said one woman. All music sounded that way to her not just, say, Heavy Metal or Schoenberg.

Here are several of the incidents:

Right after World War II, about 1945-46 Evelyn Waugh was at the Sunday High Mass at Westminster Cathedral and the choir (which had continued singing throughout the war and the Blitz) was in the midst of the Gloria. According to an observer Waugh had the most painful expression on his face and then spied a (you guessed it) Jesuit priest go to one of the side altars to say his private Mass. Now I can picture those side altars, as I saw them just a month ago, and the interesting thing is that they face east as well - just like the main altar. They are not up against the side walls, as in a number of old American churches, facing north or south. They are more side "chapels" with oriented altars within them. (This was the case in Munich as well.) Of course he bolted for the side altar and the Jesuit's Mass was probably over before the choir even finished singing the Gloria. Waugh walked away smiling.

Now one could say that the choir was bad - which it certainly wasn't - or that Waugh simply was in a hurry or just preferred low Masses. Possible.

A few years later, in about 1948, Waugh and his wife were in New York on some sort of book tour and they were introduced to the Stravinskys. They had dinner and some very good conversation as Stravinsky was a Catholic convert and a bit of an intellectual himself. Igor then proceded to offer the Waughs free tickets to the New York premiere of his latest work, a concert Mass. Waugh refused saying that they had already booked passage back to England, but then added, "I find all music positively painful."

Finally sometime in the late 1950's, the American Paul Moore was in England and was able to finagle an invitation to visit with his literary idol, Evelyn Waugh. I cannot remember if he wanted to interview him or not. At any rate, Waugh was kind enough to invite him to stay the weekend. At one point Waugh left the house and Moore began playing the family piano. After a few minutes he realized Waugh was just outside a window, glaring in at him. Later that day at dinner Waugh confided to Moore, "I don't like music . . . I despise it."

Does anyone have any further information on this?