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“The Analytical Engine might act upon other things besides number, were objects found whose mutual fundamental relations could be expressed by those of the abstract science of operations, and which should be also susceptible of adaptations to the action of the operating notation and mechanism of the engine… Supposing, for instance, that the fundamental relations of pitched sounds in the science of harmony and of musical composition were susceptible of such expression and adaptations, the engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent.”

“Indeed, man only exists insofar as he expresses himself. Music does it in musical ideas.”

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Book:The path to the new music

Source: The path to the new music

“I feel sorry for a culture that depends too much on delegating its musical expression to professionals. It is fine to have heroes, but we should do our own singing first, even if it is never heard beyond the shower curtain.”

Ifs Feels Should Firsts Culture Music Too Much Heard Expression Fine Depends Hero Singing Sorry Musical Showers Curtains Shower Curtains Musical Expression

Author:Linda Ronstadt

“Although music appeals simply to the emotions, and represents no definite images in itself, we are justified in using any language which may serve to convey to others our musical expressions. Words will often pave the way for the more subtle operations of music, and unlock the treasures which sound alone can rifle, and hence the eternal popularity of song.”

Way May Song Language Sound Emotion Expression Eternal Musical Treasure Appeals Operations Subtle Popularity Definite Justified Rifles Musical Expression

Book:Music and morals

Source: Music and morals

“Every individual nature has its own beauty. One is struck in every company, at every fireside, with the riches of nature, when he hears so many new tones, all musical, sees in each person original manners, which have a proper and peculiar charm, and reads new expressions of face. He perceives that nature has laid for each the foundations of a divine building, if the soul will build thereon.”

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)

“Printed prose is historically a most peculiar, almost an aberrant way of telling stories, and by far the most inherently anesthetic: It is the only medium of art I can think of which appeals directly to none of our five senses. The oral and folk tradition in narrative made use of verse or live-voice dynamics, embellished by gesture and expression--a kind of rudimentary theater--as do the best raconteurs of all times. Commonly there was musical accompaniment as well: a kind of one-man theater-of-mixed-means.”

Source: The Friday Book: Essays and Other Nonfiction

“Musical expression is never primarily national, but is personal and individual rather. It is so deep, so profound, that it goes beyond and below nationality and gives voice to the most private feeling. In music there is never exact heredity. Each man is an individual.”

Men Giving Feelings Individual Voice Expression Profound Musical Nationality Heredity Musical Expression

Author:Ignacy Jan Paderewski

“There are people that appreciate the music for its musical value and there are people that will always think that it should be reserved as an expression for people who grew up with it.”

People Thinking Should Values Expression Grew Grew Up Appreciate Musical Reserved

Author:Bruce Molsky

“The greatness of Mac Rebennack, alias, Dr. John, also known as John Crieux, rests on his command of the musical use of idiomatic expression. Not a technically well-endowed singer, nor a great songwriter, he leaves his mark through the discipline and control he exerts over all that he touches.”

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Author:Jon Landau

“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”

Source: William Shakespeare

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”

“NEU!'s music will always ("für immer") be a part of me and I absolutely stand to what we've created. Of course I have changed since and I judge my contributions to NEU!'s music of the 70's in a historical context. They were both a description of my feelings back then as well as an expression of my musical abilities and limitations. It would be a mistake to ignore the time factor and it would be an artistic shortcoming to pick up on the old concept without doing any changes. There is no way this is going to happen anyway.”

“Jazz vision is a wordless conversation between musical notes and visual expressions.”

Vision Expression Conversation Jazz Notes Musical Visuals Musical Notes

Author:Barbara Januszkiewicz

“Jazz vision for me is seeing my art in musical term. It offers me an visual expressions in an ever-changing musical palette.”

Art Term Vision Seeing Expression Offers Jazz Musical Visuals Palette

Author:Barbara Januszkiewicz

“I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.”

“CDs are usually an hour long because that's the amount a CD could hold - not because that's the optimal amount of time for any given musical expression.”

Long Given Hours Expression Amount Musical Cds Optimal Musical Expression

Author:Annie E. Clark

“Have we not all about us forms of a musical expression which we can take and purify and raise to the level of great art?.”

Art Form Levels Expression Raises Musical Great Art Musical Expression

Book:Vaughan Williams on Music

Source: Vaughan Williams on Music

“The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions.”

Life Art Form Life Is Painting Expression Tragedy Musical Composition Sculpture Prerequisites Musical Composition

Book:Paul Klee

Source: Paul Klee