“Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.”
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“It is an important matter to train the voice in flexibility. Even voices which are naturally rebellious and heavy are sure to gain by it in mellowness and beauty.”
― The Technics of Bel Canto
― The Technics of Bel Canto
“Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.”
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“Rhythm is the pulse of music and its secret heartbeat.”
― On Singers and Singing
― On Singers and Singing
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