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“Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpointists to hack post-horses; therefore be advised, let well alone and remember the old Italian proverb: Chi sa più, meno sa Who knows most, knows least.”

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Book:Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke: in Verbindung mit den Mozartstädten, Augsburg, Salzburg und Wien

Source: Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke: in Verbindung mit den Mozartstädten, Augsburg, Salzburg und Wien

“I don't just write music to esthetically satisfy somebody. The reason I write music is that I feel it's a vehicle or channel which leads to your true self, your essence.”

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Author:George Russell

“The effect of music is so very much more powerful and penetrating than is that of the other arts, for these others speak only of the shadow, but music of the essence.”

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Book:The World as Will and Representation

Source: The World as Will and Representation

“I feel that Jazz improvisation is the ultimate. You have to create on the spot, the essence of this music.”

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Author:Sonny Rollins

“Music at its essence is what gives us memories.”

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Author:Stevie Wonder