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    When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.

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If music be the food of love, play on.

If music be the food of love, play on.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Music Quotes,
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True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my read more

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today.

by George Gershwin Found in: Music Quotes,
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A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

by Sir Thomas Beecham Found in: Music Quotes,
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To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.

To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.

by Aaron Copland Found in: Music Quotes,
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Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is read more

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Music Quotes,
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The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, read more

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be, 'No.'

by Aaron Copeland Found in: Music Quotes,
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My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.

by Bob Marley Found in: Music Quotes,
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Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

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Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.

by Jean Paul Richter Found in: Music Quotes,
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