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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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Music exalts each joy, allays each grief,
Expels diseases, softens every pain,
Subdues the rage of poison, read more

Music exalts each joy, allays each grief,
Expels diseases, softens every pain,
Subdues the rage of poison, and the plague.

by John Armstrong Found in: Music Quotes,
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But Bellenden we needs must praise,
Who as down the stairs she jumps
Sings o'er the hill read more

But Bellenden we needs must praise,
Who as down the stairs she jumps
Sings o'er the hill and far away,
Despising doleful dumps.
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by Unattributed Author Found in: Music Quotes,
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Rugged the breast that music cannot tame.

Rugged the breast that music cannot tame.

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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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May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.

May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.

by Frank Sinatra Found in: Music Quotes,
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The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each read more

The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other is by music.

by Jonathan Edwards Found in: Music Quotes,
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We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, read more

We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.

by Sergei Rachmaninov Found in: Music Quotes,
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Sounds like the blues are composed of feeling, finesse, and fear.

Sounds like the blues are composed of feeling, finesse, and fear.

by Billy Gibbons Found in: Music Quotes,
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And hears thy stormy music in the drum!

And hears thy stormy music in the drum!

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Music Quotes,
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