Art Tatum Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“You have to practice improvisation, let no one kid you about it!”
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“Look, you come in here tomorrow, and anything you do with your right hand I'll do with my left.”
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“To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.”
Source : Aaron Copland (1959). “The pleasures of music”
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“Is there a meaning to music? Yes. Can you state in so many words what the meaning is? No.”
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“I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note.”
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“Consider what a romantic expedition you are on; take notes.”
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Source : Artur Schnabel (1970). “My Life and Music”, p.122, Courier Corporation
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