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“Music has no subject beyond the combinations of notes we hear, for music speaks not only by means of sounds, it speaks nothing but sound.”

Quote by Eduard Hanslick

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Eduard Hanslick
Eduard Hanslick

Eduard Hanslick, born on September 11, 1825, and died on August 6, 1904, was an influential Austrian music critic and music theorist in the 19th century. Known as one of the founders of music criticism, Hanslick made profound insights into the aesthetics of music and music criticism, which had a lasting impact on music criticism in the later generations. more

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