Felix Mendelssohn quotes
Felix Mendelssohn was a German composer, pianist, and conductor from the Romantic era. His lyrical music and revival of works by earlier composers, such as Bach, had a significant influence on 19th-century music. He is remembered for masterpieces like the "Wedding March" and for founding the Leipzig Conservatory. Here are 9 of his quotes:
People often complain that music is too ambiguous, that what they should think when they hear it is so unclear, whereas everyone understands words. With me, it is exactly the opposite, and not only with regard to an entire speech but also with individual words. These, too, seem to me so ambiguous, so vague, so easily misunderstood in comparison to genuine music, which fills the soul with a thousand things better than words. The thoughts which are expressed to me by music that I love are not too indefinite to be put into words, but on the contrary, too definite.
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Occupation: German Composer
Born: February 3, 1809
Died: November 4, 1847
Quotes count: 9
Wikipedia: Felix Mendelssohn
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