Melody and harmony should be simply tools in the hands of the artist, with which he creates music.
In plain words
Notes are like brushes and paint. The music is what you make with them.
Where these words come from
- 88% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- From Verdi's letter to Opprandino Arrivabene, July 14, 1875.
- Letter to Opprandino Arrivabene, 14 July 1875
- 1875
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