The symphony must be like the world; it must embrace everything.

die Symphonie müss sein wie die Welt. Sie müss alles umfassen.

Gustav Mahler

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Topic

Symphony Music

Speaker

Gustav Mahler

Source

Letters of Gustav Mahler

Medium

Letter

Language

German

Time

1907 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Conductor Composer

From

Czech Republic Europe

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Citation

Mahler, Gustav. Quoted in Jean Sibelius: His Life and Personality, written by Karl Ekman. Alan Wilmer, 1936.

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Another quote from the 1900s

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Albert Einstein

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Topic
Authority Deference Rebellion

Author

Albert Einstein
Source
Letters of Albert Einstein
Medium
Letter
Language
German
Time
1901 1900s 20th century
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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "To Jost Winteler." The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, vol. 1: The Early Years, 1879-1902, English Translation Supplement, translated by Anna Beck. Princeton University Press, 1987, no. 115. Originally from Letter to Jost Winteler, 8 July 1901.

Another quote about Music

If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.

Charlie Parker

Hear Me Talkin' to Ya

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Topic
Artistic expression Music
Speaker
Charlie Parker
Source
Hear Me Talkin' to Ya
Genre
Biography
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Parker, Charlie. Quoted in Hear Me Talkin' to Ya. Written by Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff. Rinehart & Company, 1955.

Another quote originally in German

We need in love to practice only this:
Letting each other go. For holding on
Comes easily; we do not need to learn it.

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Topic
Relationships Letting go

Author

Rainer Maria Rilke
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
German
Time
1909 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Requiem fur eine Freundin [Requiem for a Friend]. c. 1908.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. "Requiem for a Friend." The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell. Vintage, 1989.