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The musician - if he be a good one - finds his own perception prompted by the poet's perception, and he translates the expression of that perception from the terms of poetry into the terms of music.
John Drinkwater
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The musician - if he be a good one - finds his own perception prompted by the poet's perception, and he translates the expression of that perception from the terms of poetry into the terms of music. — John Drinkwater

About John Drinkwater

John Drinkwater was a Poet from United Kingdom (1947–1844).

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Who said "The musician - if he be a good one - finds his own perception prompted by the p…"?
This quote is attributed to John Drinkwater, a Poet from United Kingdom.
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John Drinkwater lived from 1947 – 1844.
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