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Portal:Classical music/Quotes/14 Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend. — Ludwig van Beethoven
Although less common, musical quotations can be found in rock music, for example Barenaked Ladies "Hello City" quotes a stanza from The Housemartins' "Happy Hour". Sampling, a foundation of hip hop music, is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording. [10]
"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" is a maxim used to express the futility of translating music through words. [1] It may be employed as an argument for dismissing music criticism altogether. [2] The quote's origin is unknown. It is most commonly misattributed to musicians Laurie Anderson [3] and Elvis Costello. [4]
30+ Selena Quintanilla Quotes About Music, Being Mexican and Her Ambition. Alani Vargas. April 15, 2024 at 8:10 PM.
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Walk down Reader's Digest memory lane with these quotes from famous people throughout the decades. The post 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People appeared first on Reader's Digest.
"Ten Blake Songs" are poems from Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" and "Auguries of Innocence", set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1957. "Tyger" is both the name of an album by Tangerine Dream, which is based on Blake's poetry, and the title of a song on this album based on the poem of the same name.
3. Prince. Like many people on this list, Prince made up for not being able to read sheet music by having an unusually good ear for melody and an intuitive sense of what chord should go where. He ...