Nothing must be too low or too insignificant for the musician.
In plain words
For a musician, no sound is too small to matter. Even street whistling might hold a melody.
Where these words come from
- 93% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- 'Music in America,' Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February 1895 (essay under Dvořák's byline; endnote acknowledges the co-operation of Edwin Emerson, Jr.).
- Music in America (essay), Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February 1895
- 1895 · New York, USA · from his essay urging musicians to listen for melody in everyday street sounds
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