Who said "Music is the art most nigh to tears and memory."?

This quote is attributed to Stéphane Mallarmé.

Music is the art most nigh to tears and memory. - Stéphane Mallarmé

"Music is the art most nigh to tears and memory."

Stéphane Mallarmé Music

Poet French 1842–1898

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