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Mozart said that music is not in the notes but in the silence in between. I think that's where our souls are – hidden in that silence.
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― The Silence In Between
― The Silence In Between
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It's just one of those remarkable historical ironies that Haydn, superbly trained as a singer in the St. Stephens cathedral choir of Vienna, followed by several more years as apprentice/assistant to the renowned Italian singing teacher Porpora, ultimately became famous as a composer of instrumental music, whereas Mozart, the great piano virtuoso of his age, wrote the first important operas in the modern repertoire and is arguably most highly acclaimed as a writer for the voice.
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― Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator
― Exploring Haydn: A Listener's Guide to Music's Boldest Innovator
