The public doesn't want new music; the public wants good mus... - Claude Debussy

"The public doesn't want new music; the public wants good music performed well."

Claude Debussy Art

Impressionist Composer French 1862–1918

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"Music is the language of the emotions."

"The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe."

"Art is either plagiarism or revolution."

"I love music passionately. And because I love it, I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle and cramp it."

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

"Art and music are the treasures of civilization"