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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.

~Felix Mendelssohn

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Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries us so far away from town, country, earth, and all worldly things, that it is truly a blessed gift of God.

~Felix Mendelssohn

Topics: Absorb Appear Away Blessed Carries Country Earth Else Even Everything Everything Else Far Far Away Gift God May Music Repulsive Shallow Smallest Task Things Though Town Truly Us Worldly

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People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words.

~Felix Mendelssohn

Topics: Also Ambiguous Complain Entire Everyone Exactly Hear Individual Me Music Often Only Opposite People Regard Should Speech Think Too Understands Whereas Words

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Ever since I began to compose, I have remained true to my starting principle: not to write a page because no matter what public, or what pretty girl wanted it to be thus or thus; but to write solely as I myself thought best, and as it gave me pleasure.

~Felix Mendelssohn

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These seem to me so ambiguous, so vague, so easily misunderstood in comparison to genuine music, which fills the soul with a thousand things better than words.

~Felix Mendelssohn

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Composer

Born: February 3rd, 1809

Died: November 4th, 1847

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