Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

Martin Luther

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Topic

Music

Speaker

Martin Luther

Author

Georg Rhau

Source

Symphoniae iucundae

Language

German

Time

1538 1530s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Theologian Christian

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Luther, Martin. Quoted in Symphoniae Iucundae Atque Adeo Breves Quatuor Vocum, written by Georg Rhau. Wittenberg, 1538, preface.

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If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.

Charlie Parker

Hear Me Talkin' to Ya

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Topic
Artistic expression Music
Speaker
Charlie Parker
Source
Hear Me Talkin' to Ya
Genre
Biography
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Parker, Charlie. Quoted in Hear Me Talkin' to Ya. Written by Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff. Rinehart & Company, 1955.

Another quote from European Renaissance

I am not in the roll of common men.

William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 1

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Topic
Arrogance Self-assurance
Speaker
Glendower

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Henry IV, Part 1
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play)
Statement Type
Boast
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 1. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The First Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015act 3, sc. 1.

Another quote originally in German

What is originality? To see something that has no name as yet and hence cannot be mentioned although it stares us all in the face.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Gay Science

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Topic
Originality Perception Observation Vision

Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
The Gay Science
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
German
Time
1882 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Die frohliche Wissenschaft [The Gay Science]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1882, bk. 3, no. 261.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. The Joyous Science, translated by R. Kevin Hill. Penguin Classics, 2019, bk. 3, no. 261.