The oldest, truest, most beautiful organ of music, the origin to which alone our music owes its being, is the human voice.

Das älteste, echteste und schönste Organ der Musik, das Organ, dem unsere Musik allein ihr Dasein verdankt, ist die menschliche Stimme

Richard Wagner

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Topic

Human voice Singing Music

Author

Richard Wagner

Source

Opera and Drama

Medium

Essay

Language

German

Time

1851 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Composer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Wagner, Richard. Oper und Drama [Opera and Drama]. Leipzig: J. J. Weber, 1852.

Current Citation

Wagner, Richard. Opera and Drama, translated by William Ashton Ellis. University of Nebraska Press, 1995.

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It is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced.

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English
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Another quote about Music

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John Cage

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Topic
Music

Author

John Cage
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Citation

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Adolf Hitler
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Speech to the Reichstag, April 26, 1942
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Speech
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Political speech
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1942 1940s 20th century
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Hitler, Adolf. Speech to the Reichstag. 26 Apr. 1942, Kroll Opera House, Berlin, Germany.