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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000001.txt from 2004/09

From: Fred <fred.sheim@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Quote of the Day...A Quarterly Reminder :-)
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 20:56:07 -0400

I have counted this quote 7 times since January 22 of 2002. Is Bach really
that good? : )

Fred

At 08:51 PM 9/1/2004, you wrote:
>"And if we look at the works of JS Bach - a benevolent god to which all
>musicians should offer a prayer to defend themselves against mediocrity -
>on each
>page we discover things which we thought were born only yesterday, from
>delightful arabesques to an overflowing of religious feeling greater than
>anything we
>have since discovered. And in his works we will search in vain for anything
>the least lacking in good taste."
>
>- Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
>
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