Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one.

Duke Ellington

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Topic

Music

Author

Duke Ellington

Source

Music Is My Mistress

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Jazz musician Musician

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Citation

Ellington, Edward Kennedy. Music is My Mistress. Doubleday & Company, 1973.

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Topic
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Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and so die.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

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Topic
Music Excess Love
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Author

William Shakespeare
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1602 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.