It is only that which cannot be expressed otherwise that is worth expressing in music.

Frederick Delius

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Limits of language Power of music Music

Author

Frederick Delius

Source

At the Cross-Roads The Sackbut

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

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Composer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Delius. "At the Cross-Roads." The Sackbut, Sept. 1920.

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