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Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Artist Because Bird Butterfly Characteristic His Just Natural Sings Soars Works

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The sincerity of the art worker must permeate the song as naturally as the green leaves break through the dead branches in springtime.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Art Branches Break Dead Green Leaves Must Naturally Sincerity Song Springtime Through Worker

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One does not study for a goal. One sings because one can't help it! The 'goal' nine times out of ten is a mere accident.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Accident Because Does Goal Help Mere Nine Out Sings Study Ten Times

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French is, in many ways, more difficult for an English-speaking person to sing. It is so full of complex and trying vowels. It requires the utmost subtlety.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Complex Difficult English-Speaking French Full Many More Person Requires Sing Subtlety Trying Utmost Ways

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Inspired by the purse rather than the soul, the mercenary side fairly screams in many of the works put out by every day American publishers.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: American Day Every Every Day Fairly Inspired Many Mercenary Out Publishers Purse Put Rather Side Soul Than Works

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The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Art Deceives Deplorable Egotism Giving He Himself His Life Like Sacrifice Species Spirit Student Thinking Victim Who

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The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Art Artist Does Doing He Help Himself Idea No Idea Real Reason Sacrificing

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We are rich in the quantity of songs rather than in the quality. The singer has to go through hundreds of compositions before he finds one that really says something.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Before Finds Go He Hundreds Quality Quantity Rather Really Rich Says Singer Something Songs Than Through

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Vocal study before age 20 is likely to be injurious, though some survive it in the hands of very careful and understanding teachers.

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Age Before Careful Hands Likely Some Study Survive Teachers Though Understanding Very Vocal

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When the student has her voice under complete control, it is safe to take up the lyric repertoire of Mendelssohn, Old English Songs, etc. How simple and charming they are!

~Alma Gluck

Topics: Charming Complete Control English Etc Her How Lyric Old Repertoire Safe Simple Songs Student Take Up Voice

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 11th, 1884

Died: October 27th, 1938

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