Music has charms to soothe a savage breast.

William Congreve

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Topic

Power of music Music

Speaker

Almeria

Author

William Congreve

Source

The Mourning Bride

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragic play

Language

English

Time

1697 1690s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Congreve, William. The Mourning Bride. 1697, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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Basho, Matsuo. おくのほそ道 [The Narrow Road to the Deep North]. Tokyo, 1702.

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Which is more musical, a truck passing by a factory or a truck passing by a music school?

John Cage

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Topic
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Author

John Cage
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Cage, John. "Communication." Composition as a Process lecture series. 1958, Darmstadt, Germany.