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“The most difficult thing in music is still to write a melody of several bars which can be self-sufficient. That is the secret of music. While the technique should be as perfected as possible, that is a lesser essential Anybody can acquire a brilliant technique Melody alone permits a work to survive.”

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Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud was a French composer whose extensive output and influence on 20th-century music are well-documented. His works spanned a variety of genres, including neoclassicism and atonality, and he was a key member of the Group of Six. more

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