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Quote by Gustav Mahler
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not b

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. – Gustav Mahler

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The point is not to take the worlds opinion as a guiding star but to go ones way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause. – Gustav Mahler

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The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content. – Gustav Mahler

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Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. – Gustav Mahler

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Composers shouldnt think too much – it interferes with their plagiarism. – Howard Dietz

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Linguistic philosophers continue to argue that probably music is not a language, that is in the philosophical debate. Another point of view is to say that music is a very profound language. – Robert Fripp

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The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do. – Keith Richards

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In music the passions enjoy themselves. – Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, 1886

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