Music is about communication, and the chemistry between an audience and the orchestra is absolutely essential; the performance does not exist in a bubble.
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
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Frank Zappa
Music is. .. A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Philosophy is the highest music.
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Plato
Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.
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Plato
The truth is, going against the internal stream of ignorance is way more rebellious than trying to start some sort of cultural revolution.
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Noah Levine
More Quotes By Charles Hazlewood
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Music is about communication, and the chemistry between an audience and the orchestra is absolutely essential; the performance does not exist in a bubble.
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