Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one.

Duke Ellington

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Topic

Music

Author

Duke Ellington

Source

Music Is My Mistress

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Jazz musician Musician

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Citation

Ellington, Edward Kennedy. Music is My Mistress. Doubleday & Company, 1973.

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The lyricism of marginality may find inspiration in the image of the "outlaw," the great social nomad, who prowls on the confines of a docile, frightened order.

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Source
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Language
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Time
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I cannot write in verse, for I am no poet. I cannot arrange the parts of speech with such art as to produce effects of light and shade, for I am no painter. Even by signs and gestures I cannot express my thoughts and feelings, for I am no dancer. But I can do so by means of sounds, for I am a musician.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Topic
Artistic expression Music

Author

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1777 1770s 18th century
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Original Citation

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Letter to Leopold Mozart. 8 Nov. 1777.

Current Citation

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. The Letters of Mozart and His Family, edited by Emily Anderson. Springer, 2016.