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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.
Eduard Hanslick
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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."
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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. — Eduard Hanslick

About Eduard Hanslick

Eduard Hanslick was a Writer from Austria-Hungary (1825–1904).

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This quote is attributed to Eduard Hanslick, a Writer from Austria-Hungary.
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Eduard Hanslick lived from 1825 – 1904.